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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
15 December 2022
The FRC focuses on mid-tier firms with a new annual report and increased support measures
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published, for the first time since it became the UK Competent Authority for statutory audit in the UK, a separate audit quality inspection and supervision report for Tier 2 and Tier 3 audit firms, along with plans to establish greater support for these smaller firms
9 December 2022
Unlimited SRA fines on the horizon
The government is on a path to introduce legislation that will enable the Solicitors Regulation Authority to take greater action against the ‘facilitators’ of money laundering; law firms will soon need to brace themselves for unlimited fines from the SRA for ‘economic crimes’.
2 December 2022
Baseless complaints: beware disclosure
The furore surrounding the Bar Standards Board’s closure of a complaint made against Dinah Rose KC raises a critically important issue for consideration by practitioners who, following an accusation of wrongdoing, are subsequently informed that the complaint was baseless (or at least not sufficient to cross the threshold for investigation).
29 November 2022
SRA issues Warning Notice on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are legal actions that are taken not necessarily with the goal of winning in court, but which instead aim to intimidate, to induce fear, to tire and consume the financial and psychological resources of the target.
2 November 2022
Culture matters: a new era for law firm risk management
Jessica Clay, Iain Miller, and Lucinda Soon are delighted to have contributed a chapter in the new title by Globe Law and Business “Risk Management in Law Firms”, published in October 2022. The chapter, republished here, discusses the SRA’s increased spotlight on ethical culture in law firms, its origins and evolution through the years, where we are now, and what is on the horizon.
