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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
26 October 2020
ICAEW publishes its Audit Monitoring Report 2020 –what can you can learn from it?
The regulatory focus on audit standards continues. The ICAEW has now published its Audit Monitoring Report 2020 , which summarises the findings from the audit monitoring visits of its Quality Assurance Department (“QAD”) in 2019. What does the Report tell us about audit standards, and does it offer any assistance for firms seeking to improve the quality of their audits?
21 October 2020
Innovation and Regulation – Necessary Bedfellows
There is no buzzword in the legal sector right now louder than ‘Innovation’. The disruption caused by COVID has rapidly accelerated both the appetite and timescale for technological progress in the sector. It has created the urgency for change which is so often required before people to move out of their comfort zone, in particular lawyers.
16 October 2020
Are you getting complacent with compliance?
After months of many solicitors working from home, it's easy to get comfortable. But with complacency comes the risk of non-compliance with your regulatory obligations. Jessica Clay provides a refresher on your duties, the risks involved in remote working, and how you can stay compliant.
7 October 2020
Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration refused? Here’s what you can do
As per their annual report for 2018/19, the CQC issued 564 Notices of Proposal to Cancel Registration for the relevant period. This was 119 (26.7%) more than the previous year. We address what you can do in these circumstances, and also where an application for registration is turned down by the regulator.
7 October 2020
Audit reviews: the process, pitfalls and published themes – how to get the best outcome when faced with an adverse finding
In our blog series, we have dealt with how the accountancy regulators put their spotlight on audit quality, and how firms should prepare for an audit quality visit from their regulator to ensure that it goes as smoothly as possible.