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Hogan Lovells announces ‘ground-breaking’ Global Citizenship Policy
February 5th, 2015
All staff pledge 25 hours a year to providing free legal advice and community investment Hogan Lovells has launched a new Global Citizenship Policy, which asks everyone at the firm to devote at least 25 hours a year to citizenship activities. ...
EU-US legal services break-through
January 30th, 2015
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line. A very significant step was taken a few days ago in the ongoing negotiations between the US and EU legal professions on opening markets in legal services ...
Stages of money laundering
January 12th, 2015
Each day the methods used by money launderers become more sophisticated and the financial transactions more complex. With increased use of electronic communications, the speed with which money and assets can be converted and transferred has increased exponentially. There ...
Cybersecurity training ‘essential’ for lawyers
October 7th, 2014
Government urges lawyers and accountants to develop skills to defeat computer attacks. Solicitors urgently need to develop skills to protect their clients and themselves from cyber attacks, urges the government and Law Society. They are to make available a ...
How to choose an accountant
October 3rd, 2014
Selecting an accountant to support your business is an important decision and something you need to consider carefully. Dan Martin gathers advice from members of the community UK Business Forums. How much should you pay? As with everything in ...
Accounts reporting abolition ruled
September 18th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has backed down over plans to remove the requirement for firms to submit accountants’ reports every year. Instead, the regulator has decided to require reports only if they have been qualified by the accountant for ...
SRA silent over ‘fake’ bank law firm probe
September 15th, 2014
Regulator makes no comment on letter-writing practice despite stern warning in july. The Solicitors Regulation Authority has received complaints about individual in-house solicitors accused of involvement in sending letters purporting to be from independent law firms, as more banks ...
SRA hints at rethink on compliance roles
September 4th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has hinted that it will reform its compliance officer scheme – just 20 months after the roles were introduced. In a speech this morning, the regulator’s chief executive Paul Philip said the review of the ...
SRA scam warnings
August 29th, 2014
Birketts has been exposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as the subject of a scam after members of the public received emails purportedly from the UK Border Agency advising them to send money to the firm as well ...
SRA shuts down Manchester firm
August 11th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has shut down the Manchester firm Robert Meaton & Co due to suspected dishonesty by one of the partners. According to the firm’s website release the regulator intervened the practice of Andrew John Davies and ...
