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Industry Insights

 Another fine mess: £20k SRA fine for systemic AML breaches
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 20th January 2023

Another fine mess: £20k SRA fine for systemic AML breaches

Not long ago, our fortnightly newsletter (COLP Insider) reported the occasional low level fine for firms incurring the ire of the SRA for AML failures. £600 for a lack of risk assessment here, [...]

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 Data protection: GDPR turns 5!
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 20th January 2023

Data protection: GDPR turns 5!

It’s been a rollercoaster first 5 years for GDPR, says Rachael Eyre. Regulation (EU) 2016/679, more commonly known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) received its final approval by [...]

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 Data protection: Are solicitors supposed to check a caller’s identity?
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 20th January 2023

Data protection: Are solicitors supposed to check a caller’s identity?

Rachael Eyre, certified data protection practitioner, looks at law firms’ duties to establish a client’s identity when they call the office. We are all familiar with the routine. [...]

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 Top 10 SRA compliance topics of 2022…and what’s on the horizon in 2023
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 6th January 2023

Top 10 SRA compliance topics of 2022…and what’s on the horizon in 2023

December’s webinar (recording link sent to our COLP Insider newsletter subscribers) was a roundup of the top 10 SRA compliance topics of 2022, with some 2023 predictions thrown in for good [...]

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 Register of overseas entities – time is running out to send information notices to beneficial owners [template document]
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 19th December 2022

Register of overseas entities – time is running out to send information notices to beneficial owners [template document]

For those advising clients on the register of overseas entities under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECTEA), two important deadlines are looming.  Don’t miss [...]

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 The SRA’s new ‘effective supervision’ guidance is both prescriptive and a must read for all law firms
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 16th December 2022

The SRA’s new ‘effective supervision’ guidance is both prescriptive and a must read for all law firms

New guidance from the Solicitors Regulation Authority sets out the expectations placed on law firms when it comes to ‘effective’ supervision.  Although the guidance does not officially carry the [...]

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 Financial scorecard – Are you ready to earn more interest on your client monies?
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 16th December 2022

Financial scorecard – Are you ready to earn more interest on your client monies?

Overcoming the challenges associated with economic instability looks set to trouble individuals and businesses alike in 2023. Increased wage demands look certain to add to the rising cost of [...]

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 Litigation Funding 101: All You Need to Know About Obtaining Funding For Your Clients’ Cases
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 16th December 2022

Litigation Funding 101: All You Need to Know About Obtaining Funding For Your Clients’ Cases

Litigation funding is an excellent option for many dispute resolution lawyers and their clients, especially when dealing with high-value or complex cases. It can help bring a successful outcome [...]

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 What is a ‘fair’ amount of interest to pay on client money?
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 25th November 2022

What is a ‘fair’ amount of interest to pay on client money?

Let’s start with a more basic question: do you actually have a written payment of interest policy for money held in a client account?  Under the old rules, that was mandatory. Under the revised [...]

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 Book launch: Risk Management in Law Firms – Mitigate Risk and Enhance Firm Success
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By Jonathon Bray
In Industry Insights
Posted 11th November 2022

Book launch: Risk Management in Law Firms – Mitigate Risk and Enhance Firm Success

We were delighted to contribute the concluding chapter to this new title from Globe Law and Business. We were asked to write about ‘Innovation and the opportunities in flexible [...]

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