All Risk and Compliance articles – Page 7
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FeatureCase update
Nigel West considers the result of an intervention by the regulator into a solicitors practice.
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FeatureCause for complaint
The Legal Ombudsman has produced a guide to help solicitors improve their complaints handling processes. Here are their top tips.
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FeaturePrice transparency
Paul Bennett gives us a first-hand view of how his firm manages the price transparency requirements for solicitors and Alexis Hearnden outlines the requirements for the Bar
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FeatureLevelling up?
Gideon Habel and Emma Walker reflect on the disproportionate effects of regulation and share their vision of effective regulation and equitable outcomes for everyone
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FeatureMind the gap
Frank Maher considers how the proposed cyber exclusion and the closure of Solicitors Indemnity Fund may sit outside existing professional indemnity insurance cover
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FeatureDriving data change
Robert Bond considers the proposals set out in a consultation on changes to data protection in the UK post-Brexit
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FeatureWhen the levy breaks
The economic crime levy is set to be introduced for medium- and larger-sized firms later this year. Rebecca Atkinson answers some questions on the detail
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FeatureOn the agenda
Andrea Cohen outlines what’s on the regulatory horizon for the coming year and sets out what law firms and their employees can expect in 2022
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FeaturePI insurance—the introduction of personal guarantees
Todd Davison, Managing Director of Purbeck Insurance, explains why personal guarantees are becoming a feature of the professional indemnity insurance market and what the partners and leaders of small and medium sized law firms and LLPs can do to mitigate the risk.
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FeatureSRA business plan—what to expect in 2022
Marzena Lipman, Regulatory Policy Adviser, summarises the SRA business plan for next year and outlines the Law Society response.
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FeatureFAQs - compliance issues
Our Practice Advice team has put together some of their most frequently asked questions (and answers) on current compliance issues.
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FeatureAML – taking a risk-based approach
Katarina Pranjic considers how a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering works for fee-earners.
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FeatureSting in the tail
Peter Scott examines the financial issues facing firms in the long tail of the pandemic.
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FeaturePlaying by the rules
Some legal services can now be provided to the public by unregulated providers, but what does this mean for the position of the consumer? Tracey Calvert considers the issues
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FeatureCases update
Nigel West looks at two recent cases in the High Court challenging the SRA’s statutory right to serve production notices
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FeatureUnder review
Iain Miller outlines what the recent decision of Harcus Sinclair v Your Lawyers says and considers its practical consequences
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FeatureWatchful eye
Rebecca Atkinson outlines the dos and don’ts of making suspicious activity reports
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FeatureCause for complaint
Anjali Mouelhi provides some top tips on how good practice can prevent complaints from happening in the first place and from escalating when they do
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FeatureBook review—Solicitors and the Accounts Rules (4th)
Sarah Charlton reviews the latest edition of Solicitors and the Accounts Rules: A Compliance Manual (Law Society, 2021, £75) by Andrew Allen and Janet Taylor.
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FeatureBook review: Anti-money Laundering Toolkit (3rd)
Sue Mawdsley reviews the latest edition of the Anti-Money Laundering Toolkit (Law Society, 2021, £60) by Alison Matthews.