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Why A Solicitor’s Client Account Cannot Be Used As A ‘Banking Facility’ – And How To Stay Safe All solicitors know that compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules is central to keeping on the right [...]

All solicitors know that compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules is central to keeping on the right side of regulation. Keeping client money safe is a fundamental part of being a trusted regulated [...]

Alert – New Russia Sanctions Outlaw Legal Advisory Services The UK government has issued new wide-ranging sanctions to increase pressure on the Russian economy. New laws severely limit access to [...]

The UK government has issued new wide-ranging sanctions to increase pressure on the Russian economy.  New laws severely limit access to legal services provided to businesses and individuals [...]

Law firm IT projects are notoriously difficult to get right. We have all known law firms that have spent big on shiny new case management systems, only to find that it has little real world [...]

Gary Horswell, Managing Director at Ntegrity Insurance Solutions Limited, provides a timely update for solicitors renewing their PII in October. Premiums for PII have been on the rise since 2019, [...]

Getting personal: SRA fines law firm employee for not following AML policy Do you find it difficult to get your team to follow your AML policy and procedures? Do the words ‘head’ and ‘brick wall’ [...]

If anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance are in the spotlight right now, spare a thought for the Criminal Finances Act 2017. A shy, overshadowed piece of legislation that desperately [...]

Do you find it difficult to get your team to follow your AML policy and procedures? Do the words ‘head’ and ‘brick wall’ spring to mind? Perhaps you should direct them to this case, which [...]

Don’t be tempted by this common delay tactic – it will get you struck off Three solicitors have been struck off in quick succession for strikingly similar offences: misleading their clients [...]