Industry Insights

Come and say hello to us at #legalex17 on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th March at ExCel, London. I am going to be talking about how to apply for an ABS licence on Tuesday 28th at 11am. Or if you [...]

The SRA held its first board meeting in Wales in Cardiff on the 7^th March 2017.  It was nice to see a real effort by the SRA to engage with the profession in Wales.  It may [...]

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When was the last time you checked the small print on your bills and invoices? Most firms are (relatively) good at reviewing their terms of business and client care letter. Bill wording often [...]

This week I went to the Legal Futures Innovation conference, as I have done for the past few years.  It’s always an interesting and thought-provoking event. The legal profession, commentators, [...]

What is it? A strong and diverse legal market encourages high standards, the effective administration of justice and improved access to services (see Risk 1!) Why is it important? The legal [...]

What is it? Money-laundering appears as a risk again this year, and this is no surprise as there is always a risk that those who wish to launder money will target the legal sector because of the [...]

I suspect like many of the thousand or so delegates at the SRA’s annual Compliance Conference last week, I was left with a sinking feeling upon leaving the Birmingham Motorcycle Museum. Was I [...]

What is it? An ongoing priority risk by the SRA, ‘Protecting Client’s Money’ is all about the misuse of client’s money. Why is it important? Although the number of law firms who misuse client’s [...]

Have you set up your new policies and procedures to deal with the change in CPD?  Time is running out – you only have until the 1st November 2016 to switch to SRA Continuing Competence. If [...]