by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 13, 2020 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is ’chasing a number’ of law firms which have failed to disclose the safeguards they have implemented to combat money laundering, after the regulator ordered them to do so by letter last December. A rolling monthly programme of... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Jan 10, 2020 | News
The fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive means law firms have to make changes to the way they work to help keep the proceeds of crime out of legal services. Around 7,000 of SRA-regulated firms are captured by the Government’s changes to the regulations and will need... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Oct 29, 2019 | News
Fifth of firms reviewed don’t have required firm risk assessment 7,000 firms will be checked for compliance New annual Risk Outlook highlights 172 money laundering investigations this year The SRA today announced increased checks on law firms after it was found... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Oct 29, 2019 | News
SRA concerned at firms’ ‘cut and paste’ approach to AML (The Law Society Gazette, John Hyde, 29 October 2019) Thousands of firms are to be contacted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority within the coming weeks asking what measures they have in place to combat money... 
by Yasmin Robinson | Oct 15, 2019 | News
New research has revealed what solicitor firms could do to improve access to their services for people with mental or physical disabilities. And it found that early identification of needs and adjustments was vital if those with disabilities were to access legal...
