Are you a legal professional or non-lawyer seeking entry and regulatory approval into the legal services market? Or you may be an existing firm looking to restructure your business model? There are some key req...
All SRA regulated law firms must have a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (‘COLP’) in place. The COLP must be a manager or employee, as defined by the SRA Glossary, and formally approved into this role. Som...
SRA Transparency Rules. Grace period is at an end. We previously published a blog on how your firm should be complying with the SRA Transparency Rules (‘the Rules’). Despite the Rules coming into force in Dec...
We recently received an enquiry from a solicitor. He questioned whether his firm needed to continue carrying out file reviews, as the process had become cumbersome and time-consuming. The SRA Standards and Reg...
The SRA recently announced that they would be taking a ‘pragmatic’ approach to reports of non-compliance by solicitors and firms during the COVID-19 period, and every breach reported to the regulator would be a...
In light of the current health situation businesses are having to adapt the ways that they work. The legal sector is no different, with remote staff supervision and client complaints being two key areas. We hav...
We are delighted to announce that Compliance Legal are now featured on the Legal Futures directory for Compliance Services. Legal Futures is the leading legal news resource tracking the fast-evolving legal land...
The 5th Money Laundering Directive (‘5MLD’) was implemented into UK law on 10 January 2020. Its aim is to amend and strengthen the current Money Laundering Regulations (MLR). The 5MLD applies to all firms whose...
A recent survey conducted by LawNet, the network of mid-sized and smaller firms, has found that reputation and trust remain the key factors for clients when differentiating between a legal services provider. De...
Lexcel is the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for practice management and client care. It is a scheme for any type of practice to certify that certain standards have been met following independent ass...