by Andrew Donovan | Dec 10, 2021 | COLP COFA, Resources
Learn about our outsourced COLP support Download this article (PDF, 12 pages) I read a bizarre and sad story recently about a solicitor disciplined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal following local newspaper reports of him hitting his 71-year old mother in the...
by Andrew Donovan | Aug 10, 2021 | Code of Conduct, COLP COFA
Reports in the legal press have confirmed that the SRA this week wrote to approximately 8,000 law firms requiring that the COLP (which means Compliance Officer for Legal Practice) declare “whether you have a website that is compliant with the Rules” and...
by Andrew Donovan | Sep 2, 2019 | Code of Conduct, COLP COFA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recently published a client care letter checklist (see summary below) on its website to help solicitors assess whether the regulator is likely to find their initial client paperwork suitable or not. For 99.9% of law firms...
by Andrew Donovan | May 8, 2016 | COLP COFA, Resources
Your SRA compliance duties: the facts and the fibs The roles of compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and the compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA) in championing compliance are now well established in most firms. However, anyone in the firm...
by Andrew Donovan | Nov 5, 2015 | Code of Conduct, COLP COFA
Reading new research commissioned by the SRA into professional independence I was reminded of the unfortunate time that I tried to discuss professional ethics with my estate agent. It’s not a pastime that I would recommend you try. For a start, there’s very little in...
