by Yasmin Robinson | Jul 28, 2026 | News
HMRC has recently brought together its anti-money laundering expectations into a new Anti-money laundering guidance for supervised businesses manual. The guidance consolidates both general and sector-specific expectations in one place and covers key areas including:...
by Yasmin Robinson | Jul 1, 2026 | News
The majority of the amendments introduced by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 came into force on 30 June 2026. The changes are not extensive, but regulated firms should review their anti-money laundering documentation to ensure...
by Yasmin Robinson | Jun 15, 2026 | News
The SRA has published substantially revised guidance on effective supervision following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Others. The updated guidance provides greater clarity on the supervision of non-authorised staff carrying out litigation-related...
by Yasmin Robinson | May 15, 2026 | News
The SRA has published new guidance on terminating a retainer, providing welcome clarification on when it is appropriate to stop acting for a client and how this should be managed. The guidance is particularly important because the termination of a retainer is not...
by Yasmin Robinson | Mar 13, 2026 | News
The government has released new guidance on the use of digital ID verification. This aims to build trust in reliable digital verification services and streamline due diligence collection. Most importantly, firms can check the reliability of digital ID by checking the...