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Hello again, It’s been a busy fortnight in compliance land. This week’s edition is packed with the usual practical insight and regulatory updates – from navigating the tricky line between [...]

By Sophie Cisler We don’t tend to talk about Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). The SRA guidance note on Proceeds of Crime has a very short section on LPP [...]

By Sam Bray Let’s be honest — most law firms do have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) tucked away somewhere. It’s been signed off, it ticks the right boxes, and it might even be sitting neatly in [...]

9 things we learned about Lawtech and AI from our latest webinar   From hallucinations to hidden usage, our expert panel broke down the real compliance risks of AI – and what firms can do [...]

By Samantha Bray It started with a simple question: Should we rethink how we approach the role of the COLP? But as is often the case, pulling at that thread opened up a wider conversation about [...]

AI is already in your law firm. That was the headline message from our recent session, Getting AI Right – A Practical Guide, hosted live on 4 June. This popular compliance webinar brought [...]

By Sophie Cisler So, you’ve had an AML audit — maybe it was carried out internally, maybe by a consultant, or perhaps even (gulp) by the SRA. And to be blunt, it didn’t go the way you hoped. If [...]

Long read: 9 AML compliance myths and how law firms can fix them Are you still falling for these AML myths? Think your firm is too small to worry about AML? Relying on ID checks alone? Trusting [...]

By Sophie Cisler AI is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day tool. This mini-guide provides practical steps for lawyers to successfully implement AI in their firms. Procurement and [...]

By Samantha Bray Before I entered the world of risk and compliance more than a decade ago, I was a secondary school teacher. Back then, I had two favourite mantras: “There’s no such thing as a [...]