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Happy New Year – and welcome to the first COLP Insider of 2026. If you’re reading this with a January inbox that already feels like it’s been through a spin cycle, you’re not alone. The [...]

There’s a moment every COLP recognises. A partner leans back and says, “We’ve always done it this way.” Or: “Don’t overthink it.” Or (a personal favourite): “We’ll tidy it up later.” It’s rarely [...]

The SRA may have stepped back from immediate, sweeping change to the client account model, but it has kept the regulatory spotlight firmly on COFAs. Its latest consumer protection consultation [...]

By Sophie Cisler New year, new you? If you’re thinking about your AML compliance, assessing your track record of assessing and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) is a good place to [...]

Welcome to the final COLP Insider of 2025, the Christmas jumper edition. Thanks for sticking with us through another year of consultations, warning notices and AML acronyms. We’ll be taking a [...]

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is quietly transforming Companies House from a passive registry into something more like a financial crime gatekeeper. At the heart of this [...]

If you joined our free AML workshop in November, you will already know Amelia Price. If not, here is the short version. Harbour Gate Legal LLP is a fictional regional firm we use as a case study. [...]

By Sophie Cisler “Personal financial challenges present firm level risks” This was the proposition put forward at the Wealthbrite launch event for their new report, Financial Well-Being in Law [...]

Welcome back to COLP Insider. In this edition we meet Harbour Gate Legal LLP, our fictional firm with very real AML headaches, and their new MLRO (Amelia Price) – this was the topic of last [...]

The SRA’s recent thematic review on source of funds and source of wealth compliance made for uncomfortable reading: most firms are trying, but too many are still falling down on the basics – [...]