SRA Accounts rules: residual balances

Facebook Linkedin Instagram Solicitors Accounts Rules: Residual balances This month we draw attention to SRA Accounts Rule 2.5, which requires firms to return client money as soon as there is no proper reason to hold it. It’s common to have small amounts left at the end of a transaction, i.e. because of late estate realisations […]

Information security and data protection update

Facebook Linkedin Instagram Information security and data protection update Article 42 GDPR provides for the ICO to approve private (and voluntary) certification schemes aimed at processors of personal data. On 13 February the ICO approved ‘the Legal Services Operational Privacy Certification Scheme’ (the acronym is ‘LOCS 23’). Aimed at legal services providers, and also at […]