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In advance of our upcoming webinar (Legal Professional Privilege – what you need to know – register for free on Lexology here), Jeremy Phillips QC and Mark O’Brien [...]

SRA AML questionnaire – are you ready to answer these 13 questions? Law firms subject to the Money Laundering Regulations will shortly be required to submit an SRA AML questionnaire. The [...]

Law firms subject to the Money Laundering Regulations will shortly be required to submit an SRA AML questionnaire. The COLP will receive a link to complete the questionnaire in June, with a [...]

With mental health and wellbeing at the top of the regulatory agenda, law firm leaders should make sure their colleagues know where to get help when it is needed. Our profession is fortunate to [...]

The Law Society recently held a webinar on Chinese Underground Banking. Speakers included representatives from the National Economic Crime Centre, the NCA, the Law Society of Scotland and the [...]

In December’s webinar, we predicted the top compliance topics of 2022. Wellbeing and culture made it into the Top 10. This is a big topic for the SRA. They are consulting on new rules on [...]

Culture club: How one forward-thinking law firm tackles workplace wellbeing We spoke to Forever Legal’s Head of Recruitment to get her views on the SRA’s new focus on workplace [...]

The wellbeing of people working in law firms is firmly under the spotlight.  Following a string of high profile incidents and cases that call into question the culture of some law firms, the [...]

Supervision in law firms – 10 practical tips There are a lot of horror stories that underline the importance of supervision. How about, for starters: The partners who were fined for letting [...]

Samantha Bray examines the regulatory requirements of supervision in law firms. There are a lot of horror stories that underline the importance of supervision. How about, for starters: The [...]