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, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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