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What exactly is a ‘proportionate but risk averse’ approach to sanctions compliance? The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently held a live webinar on sanctions compliance. You can find [...]

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently held a live webinar on sanctions compliance. You can find the official recording on YouTube – it is worth a watch for anyone interested in [...]

Rachael Eyre gives some practical tips for law firms. Peri/menopause may affect 50- 60% of the legal sector work force at some point in their lives. In 2018 figures shared in the House of Commons [...]

Edit: Since writing this article, the SRA has announced the dates of the diversity data collection exercise will be 26th June – 23rd July 2023. It is almost that time again: the SRA will be [...]

Are Our AML Processes OTT For ‘Out Of Scope’ Work? 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 [...]

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 [...]