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Ed is our Senior Risk and Compliance Specialist who has worked in the regulatory sector for over ten years. With a background in management, training and investigations, Ed has regulated the [...]

Welcome to this issue of COLP Insider! From the latest regulatory news to important changes in AML training expectations, and reflections on the SRA’s style of regulation, we bring you actionable [...]

The SRA’s recent thematic review of AML training has set the tone for a new era in compliance. While the findings provide valuable insights, they also pose challenges for law firms trying to keep [...]

A recurring theme in recent regulatory developments is the SRA’s increasing reliance on thematic reviews, warning notices, position papers, and other informal guidance to set expectations for law [...]

Welcome to this week’s COLP Insider. In this edition, we look at the themes and lessons emerging from the latest COLP COFA conference, where the SRA’s approach to humility and accountability [...]

By Sophie Cisler Earlier this year, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) conducted a thematic review of firms offering estate administration services. While the final review is still pending [...]

Last week’s COLP COFA conference was marked by chords that seemed oddly out of tune with the expectations of its audience. As Elton John might say, it seems “sorry seems to be the hardest [...]

It’s been a busy week in legal regulation! The big news of course was that the LSB (finally) published the independent “Axiom Ince report”, resulting in unprecedented [...]

Our latest webinar (“Practical guidance on source of funds”) tackled the challenges and nuances of handling source of funds (SoF) inquiries, an essential part of anti-money laundering [...]