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The International Data Insights Report: Trends in international arbitration
Mark Fallmann
SRA Standards and Regulations – what you need to know
Reach for the StaRs!
Understanding the new SRA Principles and Code: the long read
SRA and the regulation of your personal life
Ethics and what’s expected of you
Reporting concerns - understanding your obligations
Stand up and be accountable
The new Solicitors Accounts Rules: what has changed?
The new ‘freelance’ solicitor: practical aspects and our predictions
Time to prioritise, but not to panic
30 June 2023
SANCTIONS: UK lawyers restricted from advising in transactional/non-contentious matters for those tied to the Russia regime: new regulations coming into force on 30 June 2023
The government has today laid before parliament regulations further extending the prohibition of the facilitation of sanction breaches, limiting access to advice from UK lawyers by individuals and businesses tied to the Russian regime, even where they have no underlying nexus with the UK.
12 June 2023
Navigating litigation: what’s reserved?
The High Court has provided welcome guidance on what exactly constitutes the conduct of litigation: Iain Miller & Charlotte Judd examine this perilously grey area of the law
18 May 2023
When will I be SLAPPed? Lawyers need to know
It’s been over a year since the government launched its call for evidence on SLAPPs (strategic lawsuits against public participation), seeking the views of the public on introducing legislation to address this perceived problem.
3 May 2023
AML Update For Legal Practitioners and Law Firms - May 2023
This blog covers some important developments in the AML world since our last update for legal practitioners and law firms.
Updates to Legal Sector Affinity Group (“LSAG”) AML guidance
The LSAG AML guidance for the legal sector, designed to help legal professionals and firms comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (as amended), was updated on 28 March 2023.
21 April 2023
Fair treatment of colleagues: what you need to know about the SRA’s updated Codes of Conduct
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been given the green light by the Legal Services Board (LSB) to amend the SRA Codes of Conduct in respect of treating colleagues fairly and with respect.
The LSB’s Decision Notice states the SRA’s intention to update the Codes immediately, “without further publicity or allowing [firms and individuals] time to prepare for the alterations”.
Indeed, these changes have already taken effect, introducing in the Codes explicit requirements for individuals to treat colleagues fairly and with respect, for managers to challenge behaviour that does not meet this standard, and for firms to treat those who work for and with them fairly and with respect, and to require their employees to meet that standard.
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