All Risk and compliance articles
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VideosAML: What to expect
Pearl interviews Rick Kent, the new AML Policy Manager about his very interesting background in fighting financial crime, how he is planning to support members and what we can expect in terms of AML changes in the next year or so.
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Videos
Maintaining your confidentiality obligations remotely
Pearl Moses talks to Tracey Calvert about the challenges that homeworking brings to meeting the regulatory requirements around confidentiality
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News
Solicitors’ Indemnity Fund extended until 2021
Plans to close the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) have been pushed back by one year until September 2021. This may leave former principles of law firms liable for future claims. Make sure you’re prepared.
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Reforming legal services—the final Mayson Report
Marzena Lipman, regulatory policy advisor at the Law Society, provides an update on the final Mayson Report on Reforming Legal Services.
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Trust vs. control—how law firms might work in the future
With offices reopening many employers are moving on from tackling the issue of staff working remotely to managing a safe return to the workplace. Deborah Witkiss, Chief Operating Officer of Insight Legal, examines how case management systems can help.
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AML requirements – five steps to keeping up
To help you keep up with ever-changing AML requirements, Accuity provides five actionable steps to help manage compliance and respond quickly to developments.
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Conflicts in residential conveyancing
The recent SRA Guidance on conflicts has little to say about how the Code of Conduct for Solicitors applies to residential conveyancing. Fiona Feu, Director of My Compliance Colleague, takes a look.
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Professional indemnity insurance – top tips for renewal
Jonathan Angell and Matthew Gooden look at the current state of the PII market.
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Reviewing files remotely—a checklist
Jacqui Johnson, a Law Society Lexcel Consultant and Assessor, looks at efficient ways to undertake file audits out of the office. She has been in private practice for over 15 years as a practice manager.
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Event
Webinar: Compliance forum for COLPs/COFas – SRA standards and regulations
This inclusive webinar will discuss the key changes to standards and regulations introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in November 2019.
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Working remotely and your Lexcel commitments
Paul McCluskey looks at meeting your Lexcel obligations when we are all still social distancing.
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Ensuring compliance during lockdown
Rebecca Atkinson asks how we can remain compliant during this period of lockdown.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – questions of practice
A selection of questions and answers on coronavirus from our Practice Advice Service.
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Regulation in Scotland – an update
Marzena Lipman gives us a summary on the CMA’s research on regulation in Scotland.
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Videos
Webinar: Making email safe again: how to empower staff in your law firm (19 May)
In this webinar, Egress will explore the issues firms face when dealing with human activated breaches over email and consider the role technology must play to proactively protect staff and prevent the miss sharing of highly sensitive information.
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Lifting the lid
Lydia Christie looks at whether the SRA’s latest reporting obligations affect your firm’s approach to whistleblowing
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Client confidential
Bronwen Still looks at the duties of confidentiality and disclosure, what happens when they come into conflict and how certain situations must be dealt with
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Case reports
Nigel West looks at the SRA guidance note warning solicitors that drink driving can lead to disciplinary proceedings, particularly if it is not an isolated incident
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What lies beneath
Kenneth Hamer reviews the latest user-friendly edition of an indispensable guide to the torrent of new rules and regulations facing solicitors
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Regulating behaviour
Jessica Clay and Iain Miller look at the SRA’s interest in regulating the behaviour of solicitors
