Biometric Data and CDD Checks: A Data Protection Perspective
Client due diligence (CDD) checking is an important aspect of the work of all law firms and a corner...
Data (Use and Access) Bill – the potential impact on DSARs and vexatious requests
How the anticipated Data (Use and Access) Bill might reshape DSAR obligations, the ramifications for...
SRA’s Sham Litigation Warning Notice: Key issues for UK solicitors
The SRA have issued a new Sham Litigation Warning Notice highlighting its current concerns and under...
Training in 2025 – gearing up to meet continuing competence expectations
Recent reports and guides from the SRA indicate that it is getting serious about continuing competen...
How Client Money is Handled
The SRA has for some time now been obsessed with making changes to the ways in which client accounts...
The Continuing Pressure for Demonstrable AML Compliance
The issue of what is expected of firms from the MLR 2017 continues to be highlighted by the regular ...
Financial Services Advice and Insurance Distribution
Of all of the areas of solicitor regulation, the provision of financial advice to clients is surely ...
Vexatious Subject Access Requests
Increasingly solicitors are being asked to respond to a data subject access request (DSAR) where the...
Revised Guidance and Warnings from the SRA on Sanctions Liability
SRA issues revised guidance explaining their expectations from solicitors and providing practical ad...
SRA Questionnaire – AML Data Collection Exercise 2024
Firms have been receiving the SRA’s questionnaire relating to anti-money laundering compliance, tr...