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Question of the week: what is the difference between a ‘commonly used electronic format’ and a ‘structured, commonly used, machine readable and interoperable’ format when responding to data subject rights?

Question of the week: what is the difference between a ‘commonly used electronic format’ and a ‘structured, commonly used, machine readable and interoperable’ format when responding to data subject rights?

Question of the week: what is the difference between a ‘commonly used electronic format’ and a ‘structured, commonly used, machine readable and interoperable’ format when responding to data subject rights?

60 UK law firms shut in 2020 by rising insurance costs

60 UK law firms shut in 2020 by rising insurance costs

The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on 60 UK law firms shut in 2020 by rising insurance costs

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—6 May 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—6 May 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—6 May 2021

UK joins US in implementing a global anti-corruption sanctions regime

UK joins US in implementing a global anti-corruption sanctions regime

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK joins US in implementing a global anti-corruption sanctions regime

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Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

How to use this testThese questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and...

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...

Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function—law firms

This Practice Note provides guidance on establishing an independent function to audit your compliance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing...
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5th May
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent money laundering compliance audit plan—law firms

This document reflects draft Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance, published on 20 January 2021. It awaits HM Treasury approval. Note that...
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23rd Apr
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report—law firms

1General informationPerson(s) conducting audit[Insert names of applicable members of independent audit team]Dates of auditFrom [insert date] to...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—register of non-compliance and corrective actions

This register of non-compliance and corrective actions can be used by the independent audit function to log specific incidences of non-compliance...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function role and responsibilities—law firms

STOP PRESS: Draft Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance was published on 20 January 2021. It awaits approval by HM Treasury and any content...
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28th Jan
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit schedule of recommendations

This schedule of recommendations can be used by the independent audit function to set out its recommendations following audit of the organisation’s...
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7th Dec

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Common financial covenants

Common financial covenants

This Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum net worth test•gearing ratio•leverage ratio (or debt to equity ratio)•current ratio (or acid test ratio)•cashflow ratio•interest cover ratio, and•loan to value ratioIt explains:

The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)—duties

The Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)—duties

The roles of nominated officer and money laundering reporting officerA nominated officer is an individual who is nominated by a firm to receive disclosures under Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) or Part III of the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000)—see Requirement to appoint a

Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?

Negligence—when is the duty of care breached?

Having established that a duty of care exists (see Practice Note: Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?), it is then necessary to consider whether or not there has been a breach of that duty. This will depend on a number of factors outlined below and considered against the general background of

Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS)

Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS)

What is QOCS?Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) was introduced on 1 April 2013 as part of the Jackson costs reforms following the removal of a claimant’s right to recover additional liabilities from the defendant, ie success fees and after the event (ATE) insurance premiums. The relevant CPR