Industry Insights

We often get asked questions about accountants’ reports, here we hope to answer some of those questions for you: Do you need to obtain an accountant’s report? In short – yes you do if [...]

Monday 26 June saw the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations – or, the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, to give them [...]

What is it? The GDPR was drafted in order to streamline and simplify the data protection laws of each member country.  The EU wanted: To give people more control over how their personal data was [...]

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 [...]