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(EDIT – since this COFA article was originally written in 2012, the regulatory regime for solicitors has had a major overhaul (see SRA Standards and Regulations), but the main thrust of the [...]

(EDIT – since this article was originally written in 2012, the regulatory regime for solicitors has had a major overhaul (see SRA Standards and Regulations), but the main thrust of the article [...]

A list of the many acronyms we come across every day.  We’ve probably missed lots: ABS – Alternative Business Structure ATE – After the Event (insurance) BSB – Bar Standards Board BTE [...]

The SRA has published an update to its Risk Outlook and warns legal professionals of the risks currently facing law firms. The report contains a table of today’s key risks: Misuse of money or [...]

Law firms must carry out extra pre-contractual due diligence, introduce tighter agreement liability clauses and undertake regular reviews of active contracts when outsourcing web marketing such [...]

COLPs and COFAs are under a duty to keep a record of all compliance failures and to report breaches to the SRA as required.  In the case of “material” (i.e. serious) breaches, as a rule of thumb [...]

Firms intending to host festive client events as part of their marketing strategy this year will shortly be turning their thoughts to venue choices, canapés selections and whether or not the [...]

We talk to Andrew Garbutt, Director of Risk at the SRA Please give a brief background about yourself and explain your role at the SRA. I started working in the Law Society group in 2005 working [...]

On 16 October 2013 the SRA held its first conference for law firm Compliance Officers, entitled “The key to compliance”, at the NEC in Birmingham. Around 500 delegates – mainly COLPs [...]

When the SRA launched its “Risk Outlook” in July there was no doubt that the most significant risk identified was financial difficulty/stability. At the heart of the matter is [...]