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Compliance platforms shouldn’t be a one-size-fits-all solution
Wednesday, 17 September 2025Law firms are increasingly turning to technology to automate workflows and make important gains in efficiency and productivity.
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Is digital onboarding leaving the elderly behind?
Friday, 5 September 2025Whether you’re a legal practice or working in conveyancing law, you’ll need to conduct all the usual AML checks and due diligence no matter your client’s age.
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Embedding due diligence is the only way to close compliance gaps
Thursday, 28 August 2025According to a recent report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), solicitors are still “high risk” for money laundering.
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Are we paying enough attention to international PEPs?
Tuesday, 19 August 2025As firms deal with more and more individuals linked to foreign governments, identifying high-risk PEPs is becoming more of a challenge – and the profession needs to up its game.
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ECCTA: How technology will help firms keep up with new AML regulations
Thursday, 7 August 2025The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) sets out a new approach to AML, and its measures are due to take effect over the coming months.
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How firms are unwittingly enabling money laundering – and what they can do to prevent it
Monday, 28 July 2025By Legal Futures Associate Checkboard Legal professionals are inadvertently facilitating money laundering. The government calls these “professional enablers” – individuals or organisations that have failed, whether by negligence or deliberate action, to do their due diligence. Conveyancing, trusts, and management of… Read More
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AML isn’t just a risk issue – it’s about client experience too
Tuesday, 15 July 2025Something that gets forgotten among all this noise is the impact onerous AML rules have on client experience. It’s a source of friction and it reduces trust and confidence.
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As AML regulations change, compliance platforms can help firms thrive
Thursday, 3 July 2025The UK government’s new industrial strategy promises a new approach to AML regulations, aimed at reducing the burden on small law firms and unlocking their potential for growth.
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How the right compliance platform meets the new challenge of generative AI
Tuesday, 24 June 2025You may have seen stories emerging over the last few months of AI-generated ID and passport images that are apparently good enough to fool identity verification systems.
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What the law can learn from fintech’s onboarding revolution
Monday, 16 June 2025Client onboarding has always been slow. It’s not just about the paperwork and manual workflows; it’s also about those long AML checks and verifications.
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The SRA’s 2025 AML report: What law firms need to know
The SRA has released its 2024-25 anti-money laundering report and the scale of supervision is striking – it carried out 935 proactive engagements in the year to 5 April 2025.
The managing partner in 2026: skills, security and strategic technology
The legal sector stands at a pivotal moment. The pace of technological change is accelerating, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated, and client expectations are higher than ever.
Santa’s Costa Living Crisis
It’s almost 25 December, so it must be time for the annual Christmas blog from Nigel Wallis, consultant solicitor at O’Connors Legal Services.
