by Sarah Haynes | Jun 16, 2026 | Anti-money laundering, Article
A little reminder that 29th June is fast approaching – the day that the SRA’s annual AML & sanctions data collection exercise opens, with data to be provided during July. Compliance officers should be receiving (or already have received) an email from the SRA with...
by Sarah Haynes | Jun 3, 2026 | Article
The SRA announced on 2nd June that, following their consultation on protecting client money earlier this year (see our report in our January update), they have decided to push ahead with their proposed reforms “to strengthen protections around client money”. Although...
by Sarah Haynes | May 18, 2026 | Article
The SRA has confirmed that its annual AML & sanctions data collection exercise will take place in July 2026, with the online portal opening on 29 June 2026. The SRA has stated that this is a regulatory requirement and firms which fail to complete the exercise may...
by Sarah Haynes | May 13, 2026 | Article, Training
We’ve been busy behind the scenes expanding our e-learning offering on Compliance Office in the Cloud and from 18th May, clients will see a much wider range of courses available on the platform. We have significantly expanded our offering of law firm-focused training...
by Sarah Haynes | May 11, 2026 | Article
Back in the middle of April we wrote about the Law Society’s updated practice note on Mazur and the conduct of litigation following the Court of Appeal judgment handed down on 31/3/26. It turns out that wasn’t the end of the story! Iain Miller of Kingsley Napley (who...