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Rachael Eyre, our Head of Regulatory Services and data protection practitioner, asks whether firms can validly sanctions-check third parties without express consent. In our recent webinar we [...]

The regulator of solicitors in England and Wales has announced a new round of sanctions assessments. This takes the form of a mandatory SRA sanctions questionnaire. The assessment will be sent by [...]

We all know that anti-money laundering compliance is an important part of any law firm’s risk management. Get it wrong, and the consequences can be severe.  But AML compliance can place [...]

LSAG AML guidance updated (March 2023) The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) has published a 2023 update to its AML guidance for regulated law firms. Updates of note: The discrepancy reporting [...]

The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) has published a 2023 update to its AML guidance for regulated law firms. The guidance is intended to help solicitors and law firms understand their legal [...]

Sanctions compliance for solicitors: Key considerations As global sanctions regimes continue to evolve and expand, solicitors and law firms face increasing pressure to ensure that they are in [...]

From 1st April 2023, the Legal Ombudsman is changing its scheme rules. This means that all law firms will be required to update their complaints policy in line with the new requirements. What is [...]

As global sanctions regimes continue to evolve and expand, solicitors and law firms face increasing pressure to ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable regulations. Non-compliance [...]

Register of overseas entities – Lessons for solicitors considering becoming a verification agent Last year I wrote about whether it is too risky for solicitors to act as verification [...]

Last year I wrote about whether it is too risky for solicitors to act as verification agents. I decided to find out first hand what the risk implications are, by signing up as a verification [...]