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SRA (Mar23)
The SRA has applied to the Legal Services Board for approval of changes to regulatory arrangements in respect of the...
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Reserved legal activities (Mar23)
An important decision in Baxter v Doble [2023] EWHC 486 (KB) casts the net widely on the question of what...
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Outside Counsel Guidelines (Mar23)
Client terms – Outside Counsel Guidelines, Master Letters of Engagement or similar – may contain a number of traps, and...
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Legal Ombudsman (LeO) Rule Changes (Mar23)
There are three key areas for change taking effect on 1 April 2023: a reduction in the time limits for...
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Undertakings (Sep22)
The Law Society has issued a Practice Note on Undertakings which addresses the risks surrounding undertakings given by, or on...
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International sanctions (Mar22)
The SRA published a news release on 23 February 2022, warning that all SRA-regulated firms must have appropriate policies in...
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Legal Ombudsman (Jul 21)
The Legal Ombudsman has published an updated complaints handling guide. (Link: www.legalrisk.co.uk/News.) One point which is often overlooked when acquiring...
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DAC6/Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) (Jan 21)
An unexpected consequence of Brexit was the change to the reporting requirements under the International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations...
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Brexit (Jan 21)
Several Brexit-related issues arise for the compliance agenda. We highlight a number in this issue, but there are other important...
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Risk and Audit Committees (Sep20)
For larger firms with risk and/or audit committees, our News page www.legalrisk.co.uk/News includes links to Terms Of Reference For The...
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Costs (Jul 2020)
The SRA has published updated guidelines on compliance with the SRA Transparency Rules including examples. Unfortunately the changes are not...
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DAC6: Deferral of reporting deadlines (Jul 2020)
The Government is deferring the first reporting deadlines under the International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2020 by six months....
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Webinar: The road to recovery (Jul 2020)
Legal Risk and Howden Insurance Brokers are co-hosting a series of two free webinars on 7 and 21 July 2020....
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Termination of retainers and Conditional Fee Agreements (Risk Update March 2020)
We are often asked to advise in relation to retainers and costs. In Butler v Bankside Commercial Ltd [2020] EWCA...
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) – a few thoughts ( Risk Update March 2020)
As remote working becomes the new norm, spare a thought for how you will spot if someone is struggling, under...
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SRA Standards and Regulations (Jan20)
The SRA published 54 Guidance notes and 13 Warning Notices on 25 November 2019. Unfortunately, although many were largely repeats...
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Brexit (Jan 19)
As the risk of a no deal hard exit from the European Union on 29 March 2019 looms, there are...
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Help! I’m a new Compliance Officer/MLRO…
As people move on, many firms are having to appoint people to roles in anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance who...
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Professional indemnity insurance (PII)
Many firms will be seeking renewal on 1 October. Those with claims histories, particularly those with involvement in development schemes,...
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