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Every law firm knows they need robust anti-money laundering controls in place. What is less clear for many firms is whether the controls they have are genuinely working in practice.

In October 2025, the primary insurer for entities regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF), has amended its position in respect of the insurance it is willing and able to provide to BSB regulated entities from April 2026.

Following the SRA’s thematic review of Immigration & Asylum work in 2022, it issued and updated its detailed findings alongside guidance on performing Immigration work in November 2022.

The vast majority of law firms are still failing to comply with the SRA rules on price transparency, a survey has found. The news comes with the regulator planning to step up its checks.

The SRA’s Transparency regulations came into force on 6th December with little fanfare and perhaps little in the way of compliance. According to Legal Futures, only 28% of the firms websites that they checked had complied with the price transparency rules.