Practice Management: Risk & Compliance
Who bears the burden?
John Binns considers the potential impact of imposing an additional burden on firms with the proposed AML levy
SRA prosecution: at what price?
Susanna Heley comments on the regulator’s resistance to dropping proceedings against solicitor Z, despite significant risk to his life
Putting employees first
Taking care of your employees should be at the heart of a firm’s compliance culture and initiatives, says Tracey Calvert
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
Being measured
It seems legal regulators take a particularly dim view of online discretions, compared with other regulators, says Susan Humble
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
Speeding up digital verification
The house moving industry will be helped by swift moves towards digital identity verification, says Sarah Dwight
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
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