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Solicitors and CybersecurityMarch 28, 2022The importance of cybersecurity for law firms of all types and sizes cannot be overstated and with the continuing growth in the number of cybercrimes that are being carried out, being complacent about the chances of it affecting your firm is not really an option. Here we look at some of the issues that arise.Read More
Delays to the Roll Out of the Trust Registration ServiceFebruary 17, 2022The online registration facility for registering a new trust opened on the 1st September 2021, but there has now been a delay to the originally planned date of the 10th March 2022 for the compulsory registration of non-taxable trusts to the 1st September this year instead. Here we look at the provision in a little more detail.Read More
Workplace Culture – the SRA Goes PublicFebruary 10, 2022Issues relating to workplace culture and mental health issues have become increasingly topical in recent years. The SRA's stance with regard to this has, up until now, been uncertain. With the publication of the SRA's guidance “Workplace environment: risks of failing to protect and support colleagues”, that has all changed. This article looks at this guidance and at the case studies that accompany it and explains what, going forward, the SRA will expect of solicitors' firms.Read More
The Importance of PasswordsJanuary 19, 2022Passwords are an essential part of our everyday lives and are what prevent us from being scammed, robbed, impersonated and possibly even harmed. Yet despite this, many treat passwords without the care and attention they require. This article looks at the issues involved and offers some suggestions for maintaining password security.Read More
New Guidance from the SRAJanuary 16, 2022The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published several new and revised pieces of guidance over the course of the past month or so, some of it not necessarily as easy to find as it might otherwise be. In this brief article we take a quick look at what has been published and where it can be found.Read More
Rumbles of Thunder on the Continuing Competence HorizonDecember 15, 2021Is the approach to continuing legal competence about to change and will firms be forced back into a process involving CPD hours? Possibly, if the Legal Services Board gets its way.Read More
Being Kind Could Soon Be MandatoryDecember 10, 2021LawCare research project reveals worrying levels of depression, stress and anxiety amongst solicitors as SRA considers new rules or standards requiring those in solicitors firms to treat each other with respect.Read More
Greater Support Needed with MenopauseDecember 5, 2021Following ‘menopause awareness month’ in October, employers everywhere are being urged to do more to assist women experiencing the menopause. Here we look at some of the steps that firms can be taking.Read More
Data Protection and Common SenseNovember 12, 2021Many subject to data protection legislation fear not doing the right thing. The reality of the position, however, is that in many cases data protection laws are, and are interpreted to be, far more reasonable than might have been expected. Here we look at just two examples of how data protection takes a common sense approach to the regulations.Read More
SRA Enforcement Activity of AML ObligationsNovember 11, 2021The SRA's annual report on its enforcement activities in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, AML inspections and proposals that firms should be required to pay for the AML regulation to which they are subject.Read More