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The End of Leasehold Flats? A Breakdown of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Bill
Úna Campbell
24 August 2023
Law firms: radical reform on the cards for the future supervision of AML
- Most England and Wales based law firms are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), including for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism (CT) purposes.
- Under reforms currently being considered, responsibility for the supervision of AML and CT could be taken away from the SRA (and other legal regulators UK-wide), and given to a new body, meaning firms could be subject to dual regulation in future.
- The consultation on this issue closes on 30 September 2023 and given the potential implications for law firms UK wide, is worth responding to.
10 August 2023
AML and Sanctions Update for Legal Practitioners and Law Firms – August 2023
This blog covers some important developments in the AML world since our last quarterly update for legal practitioners and law firms.
2 August 2023
What’s next for Botulinum Toxin - is the aesthetics market in need of reform?
The results of the UK’s largest academic study examining patients who experienced an adverse outcome following the aesthetic administration of Botulinum Toxin injections has been published in the ‘Skin Health and Disease’ journal this month.
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.
