To Audit or Not to Audit?
One of the questions I am asked more than almost any other during AML audits and training sessions is: “Do we actually need a Regulation 21…
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Data Protection Complaints: New Requirements from 19 June 2026
Data protection complaints are not new, but the expectations around how they are handled are evolving. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduces a…
Culture, Not Compliance: Why Integrity Failures Still Happen in Well-Intentioned Firms
In this edition, Tracy Thompson explores why many integrity failings within legal practice stem not from a lack of rules or regulation, but from…
CILEX v Mazur and the Court of Appeal
In September 2025, when the High Court handed down its decision in CILEX and others v Mazur and others, the immediate focus was understandably on…
Source of Funds and Source of Wealth: Getting It Right in Practice
Source of Funds (SOF) and Source of Wealth (SOW) checks continue to sit firmly at the centre of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for law firms…
Getting Your Ducks in a Row..
If there’s one thing I say to firms all the time, it’s this: an SRA AML thematic review is not a matter of if — it’s when. And the SRA…
Get It Right From the Start
In the increasingly scrutinised landscape of anti‑money laundering regulation, one message from the Solicitors Regulation Authority has become…
Challenges Linked to Funds From China
Article contributed by Kate Burt It is no secret that China has grown to be perhaps the dominant economic superpower of the 21 st century. However…
How frequently should you refresh ID?
Article contributed by Kate Burt How frequently should you refresh ID? It true to say that the majority of conveyancers are fairly confident in their…
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