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 [...]
Terrorist financing – the forgotten piece of AML compliance Join us for our free webinar on this topic on 22 February at 12pm, in which we will explore some of the practicalities of [...]
Join us for our free webinar on this topic on 22 February at 12pm, in which we will explore some of the practicalities of terrorist financing compliance. The Terrorism Act 2000 (TA) makes it an [...]
Law firms with toxic cultures ‘should’ face disciplinary tribunal A recent joint statement on referrals to the tribunal published by the SRA aims to give some clarity about the types [...]
In response to the recent increase in regulatory fining powers at the SRA, the regulator and the SDT published a joint statement on referrals to the tribunal this week. The document aims to set [...]
The status of ‘freelance solicitors’ is a relatively new regulatory arrangement for the SRA, coming in with the 2019 Standards and Regulations. Before that, the only way for a solicitor to [...]
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