Risk & Compliance

Articles

22 Jan 2021

Fines for transparency breaches

Ten law firms have been sanctioned by the regulator for breaches of the transparency rules in the first three weeks of 2021 

20 Jan 2021

Review your AML policies, Law Society warns firms

Solicitors must review their anti-money laundering policies in light of definitive new guidance, the Law Society has warned

20 Jan 2021

Being measured

It seems legal regulators take a particularly dim view of online discretions, compared with other regulators, says Susan Humble 

14 Jan 2021

Speeding up digital verification

The house moving industry will be helped by swift moves towards digital identity verification, says Sarah Dwight

6 Jan 2021

Solicitor struck off for dishonesty

A sole practitioner has been struck off for dishonesty after using client money to pay off his firm's debts

5 Jan 2021

Money-laundering: register by Sunday or stop tax advice work

Firms and freelance solicitors have until Sunday 10 January to check whether any of their tax advice work falls within the new definition for money-laundering purposes 

23 Dec 2020

Accelerating digital verification

Swift moves towards digital identity verification will help the house moving industry, says Sarah Dwight

16 Dec 2020

AML: standing together

Gideon Habel welcomes the regulator's increased focus on an insidious area of criminal activity