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Residual Balances: The Compliance Time Bomb in Your Client Account
As a regulatory and disciplinary solicitor working exclusively with solicitors and law firms, my engagement is rarely with practices that are fully compliant. Instead, I encounter firms and individuals under investigation by the SRA or facing internal sanctions or referral to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).
Client Money Under Scrutiny: SRA Breaks its Silence
On 21 September, the SRA released its long-awaited update following the consultation Client Money in Legal Services – Safeguarding Consumers and Providing Redress, some seven months after the consultation closed. The exercise attracted more than 450 responses, incorporating event feedback, consumer research and wide-ranging industry commentary.
Verification, Transparency and Change: What Law Firms Need to Know About the Companies House Reforms
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCT Act) is reshaping the UK’s corporate landscape. It represents the most significant overhaul of the company registration regime since 1844, when Companies House was first established. The reforms mark a decisive shift towards greater transparency, accountability and the prevention of economic…
High Alert: What the SRA’s 2025 AML Risk Assessment Means for Conveyancing Firms
Money laundering remains one of the most significant threats to the legal profession and enforcement activity in this area remains high. The SRA’s Sectoral Risk Assessment acts as a roadmap for the regulator’s expectations. Published on 31 July 2025 this is essential reading for every conveyancing firm.
It is abstract, darling.
The term ‘mambypambyism’ was coined by Henry Carey in 1725 to mock sentimental excess, and I have a simple yet ruthless suggestion for running Government.
If the NHS adds one million people to the waiting list, the minister should resign immediately, the same for economic regression, the Chancellor should go in…
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