The SRA publicity rules (now contained in Standards 8.8-8.9 of the Code of Conduct and its associated guidance) say that unsolicited approaches to members of the public are forbidden. ‘Members of [...]
The 5th Money Laundering Directive came into effect on 10th January 2020. With it came a critically important change to the definition of ‘tax advisers’. This has the potential to bring many [...]
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its annual Risk Outlook 2020/2021. It appears they have switched the publishing schedule to roughly coincide with the practising year. [...]
In October 2020, the ICO issued an 81 page detailed guidance on Subject Access Requests. Most people will not engage with this until a Subject Access Request lands on their desk, so Rachael Eyre [...]
Rachael Eyre looks at the data protection implications for UK law firms post-Brexit. On 1st January 2021 the Transition Period ends, and the UK is no longer subject to EU Law*. This includes the [...]
We are keen supporters of the Cardiff Legal Walk, organised through the Access to Justice Foundation, but for obvious reasons the event is not going ahead as planned this year. Like most [...]
‘Information and cyber security’ is a repeating feature of the SRA’s Risk Outlook. And for good reason. Over the past few weeks, many law firms have reported incidences of phishing emails landing [...]
We are seeing increasing numbers of law firms converting to the Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) structure. In this article, we explore the magic of EOTs for founders, employees and law firms as a [...]
On 31st December 2020, the Transition Period ends, and the UK will no longer be bound by EU legislation. Unless an alternative agreement between the UK and EU is negotiated, the current [...]
We have been thinking a lot about law firm financial stability recently. It is a sad fact that many firms are struggling. Financial stability has always been a huge risk area, and there comes a [...]
