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SRA Complaints Questionnaire

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Facebook Linkedin Instagram SRA Complaints Questionnaire The SRA have selected 750 law firms at random to complete and return their complaints questionnaire, detailing how the practice identifies and handles client complaints. If selected, firms would have received an email from the SRA on 30 January 2025, however the link to the questionnaire can also be […]

New SRA Guidance on Sham Litigation

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Facebook Linkedin Instagram New SRA Guidance on Sham Litigation Last month the SRA published new Guidance on sham litigation. You will find it here. The Guidance explains what the SRA mean by the term ‘sham litigation’ and the tell-tale signs of it, including: unusual client information unusual or unexpected knowledge of law firm processes geographical […]

Risk in the legal profession

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Facebook Linkedin Instagram Risk in the legal profession In a change from its usual Risk Outlook, the SRA has published the results of independent research into what the legal profession itself identifies as the highest risks and how they mitigate them. The Code of Conduct for Firms 2.5 requires law firms to ‘identify, monitor and […]

Are you ready for an SRA AML Inspection?

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Facebook Linkedin Instagram Are you ready for an SRA AML Inspection? In the last month the SRA has published details of more Regulatory Settlement Agreements with eye-watering fines, ranging from £3,370 to in excess of £31,000 for law firm AML shortcomings. The hefty fines were meted out despite the regulator finding no evidence of harm […]

Changes to the FATF Grey List

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Facebook Linkedin Instagram Changes to the FATF Grey List Hot off the press! On 21 February the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced changes to the Grey List (countries with strategic deficiencies in their AML regimes and which are under increased FATF monitoring). Added to the Grey List: Nepal and Laos Removed from the Grey […]