Industry Insights

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 [...]

What’s The Insurance Distribution Directive 2018 all about? The 1st October saw the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive 2018. I may be wrong, but it seemed to pass by without [...]

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 [...]

[fusion_text][/fusion_text][fusion_text][/fusion_text][fusion_text]You’re probably well aware of the new requirement – as of 1 November 2016 – for all solicitors to move to the [...]

If you want more clients for your legal practice, there’s one thing you absolutely must do. You must educate your prospective clients about why they need your services and why you should be the [...]