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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
18 July 2023
ICAEW duty to report misconduct extended to member firms
Last month, as part of its new disciplinary framework, the ICAEW broadened the Duty to Report Misconduct, both in scope (what must be reported) and application (who must report).
We blogged on the updates to the previous Guidance on the Duty to Report Misconduct in 2020. Three years later the net has widened further, this time with potentially significant ramifications for ICAEW member firms.
18 July 2023
Russell Group Universities issue guidelines on how students can use ChatGPT in their studies
Vice-chancellors from 24 of the UK’s top universities have signed up to new guidelines aimed at making both staff and students “Artificial Intelligence (AI) literate”. This guidance has come shortly after the UK government launched a consultation on the use of AI in education in England and puts the responsibility on staff to help show their students how AI can be used whilst studying without putting their academic integrity at risk.
7 July 2023
New responsibilities for the Responsible Person – what you need to know
On 3 July 2023, the government published new guidance on the fire safety responsibilities of Responsible Persons (‘RPs’). The guidance was released in advance of the commencement of Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 in October and informs RPs on what they need to do as a result of changes made to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
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.
20 June 2023
Legal ethics meets AI: How firms should chart a path
The government recently announced that it will be hosting the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on the safe use of AI. This could not come at a more important time as the world seeks to unpick the conundrum of AI both in terms of the challenges it throws up and opportunities it presents.
