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DAC 6: tax evasion and avoidance across borders
Tuesday, 25 February 2020DAC 6 comes into force in the UK on 1 July 2020. It will impose a reporting obligation that will require many law firms, particularly those advising on matters that are international in scope, to report to HMRC about some of their matters. Law firms affected by this reporting obligation will need to start preparing for it as soon as possible in order to be ready to comply by 1 July.
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Cyber threats in 2020
Wednesday, 12 February 2020One law firm we have worked with suffered from a cyber-attack which was so sophisticated that it not only managed to stop the firm accessing its live data but also its backup data.
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Guidance for COLPs: SRA AML Declaration – don’t sign too quickly
Wednesday, 15 January 2020The SRA has recently sent out an email to 7,000 Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs) asking them to confirm the following: I confirm that the information I have given is correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I will notify you if anything changes in respect of the information provided in the future.
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How to manage legal incidents within your firm
Tuesday, 10 December 2019In an ideal world incidents and issues would not happen, but unfortunately, we don’t work in such a world. At some point something is likely to go wrong whether it be a mistake on a client file, or a cyber breach or incident. When an incident does occur, rectifying and learning from it is the important thing.
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Five ways to demonstrate that you are complying
Friday, 15 November 2019One of the key changes in the new SRA Standards & Regulations will require you and your firm to evidence how you are meeting your compliance obligations.
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Will your staff have confidence in your compliance officers?
Friday, 18 October 2019The introduction of the SRA Standards and Regulations on 25 November 2019 will see new issues coming into focus for you and your firms over the reporting of serious breaches to the SRA.
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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