‘There is now an opportunity’: SRA appeals to government for independence from Law Society Legal Business19 October 2016Legal regulation The thorny issue over whether to grant the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) full independence from the Law Society continues to prove divisive as the former has this week directly appealed to the government to execute the plans.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘Bolder, pragmatic, more proactive’: Regulators bare teeth, but will they bite?‘A timely reminder’: SDT issues joint highest-ever fine in anti-money laundering crackdown‘It sits squarely in the SFO’s wheelhouse’: criminal investigation launched into Axiom Ince as regulators and ex-employees grapple with aftermathRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFormer Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListKramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealHogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bid