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SRA completes industry-wide money laundering audit

30 June 2015

On 26 June 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that it had completed its audit of anti-money laundering procedures at law firms. Early findings suggest that only a small proportion of firms require a follow-up visit.


23 leading law firms collaborate with VinciWorks on release of new anti-money laundering courses

30 June 2015

Spearheaded by VinciWorks — a leader in online training, compliance and risk solutions — AML experts from 23 of the world’s leading firms have reviewed, rewritten and re-established the industry standard for AML training.


14th July: Will your client data and financial data be secure?

30 June 2015

Unless the right protection is in place from 14th July 2015 your firm could be at a much greater risk from hackers and malware attacks that could breach and bring down your core practice, accounting and case management systems as well as your email.


Jefferies Solicitors gets Pretty Muddy to support charity

26 June 2015

Jefferies Solicitors raises more than £3,500 for charity by running the Pretty Muddy Race for Life.


DPS launches iAttend –a new mobile application for criminal law firms

26 June 2015

iAttend is the new application from DPS, specifically designed for criminal solicitors.


RPC announced as latest firm to benefit from proofreading tool LexisDraft

25 June 2015

LexisNexis UK, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced leading London-headquartered commercial firm RPC, named Law Firm of the Year 2014, as the latest to adopt LexisDraft.


What businesses should look out for when renewing their professional indemnity insurance policy

25 June 2015

With the Professional Indemnity Insurance renewal season upon us, Paul McCluskey, Head of Professional Practices at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, explores what businesses should look out for when renewing their policy.


Redbrick Solutions welcome two new recruits

24 June 2015

After three years of consistent growth for Redbrick Solutions, the legal case management specialists have welcomed another two new members to their team this month.


Property market confidence up

24 June 2015

Conveyancers’ confidence in the market is rising, according to SearchFlow’s latest Conveyancer Sentiment Survey.


Search Acumen comments on HMRC transaction data for May

24 June 2015

Andy Sommerville, director of Search Acumen, comments on the HMRC UK property transactions data for May.

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