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The SRA requires every COLP and COFA to undertake training courses Competence is a core part of the Code of Conduct. Law firms need to ensure the COLP and COFA receive appropriate training. This [...]

SRA practising certificate renewals have changed for 2021: Ready, set, renew! If you manage your firm’s mySRA account, you have probably received an email from the SRA about this [...]

As society starts to reopen, law firms, like every other business, have to adapt to new ways of working. Legal News, in partnership with Cardiff & District Law Society, recently published a [...]

It seems like only last month, but the SRA renewals are coming around again. Has it really been a year? Submissions open 1/10/21 and close 31/10/21. What’s new The SRA are emailing firms [...]

Solicitors conflicts of interests: when can you act? It’s often best to think about compliance issues in simple terms. Solicitors conflicts of interests is no different. If you go back to [...]

What is Lexcel? When people talk about the ‘Lexcel standard’, they are referring to the official quality mark for legal practice set by The Law Society. The aim of the standard is to provide a [...]

It’s often best to think about compliance issues in simple terms. Solicitors conflicts of interests is no different. If you go back to the first principles, regardless of what the Codes of [...]

In May 2021 the SRA issued £800 fines (plus costs) to six law firms: Charles Hoile Limited JE Bennett Law Limited Fairhurst Menuhin and Co Ltd Alister Pilling (sole practitioner) Morrison Spowart [...]

How to complete the SRA diversity data survey 2021 It’s that time again! It may feel like you have only just submitted your last round of diversity data to the SRA. But it has already been 2 [...]

Dealing with conflicts of interest is a day-to-day part of legal practice. It is (or should be) at the forefront of every lawyer’s mind when they take on a new client and beyond. Sometimes, [...]