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US Congress to tackle anticorruption legislation, including bill to outlaw foreign bribe solicitation

US Congress to tackle anticorruption legislation, including bill to outlaw foreign bribe solicitation

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on US Congress to tackle anticorruption legislation, including bill to outlaw foreign bribe solicitation

OFAC settlement extends sanctions reach beyond US dollar

OFAC settlement extends sanctions reach beyond US dollar

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on OFAC settlement extends sanctions reach beyond US dollar

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—16 September 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—16 September 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—16 September 2021

EU to propose ban on forced labour-linked products, Von der Leyen says

EU to propose ban on forced labour-linked products, Von der Leyen says

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU to propose ban on forced labour-linked products, Von der Leyen says

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What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

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...

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firms

SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...

Conflicts of interest 2019

Conflicts of interest 2019

Conflicts of interest 2019Conflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of...

Legal Services Board

Legal Services Board

Legal Services BoardThe Legal Services Board (LSB) is the single independent oversight regulator of the legal profession and sector in England and...

Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds and source of wealth

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds and source of wealthSource of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money...
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19th May
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Practice notes

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th May
Practice notes

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...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Practice notes

SRA Accounts Rules 2019

SRA Accounts Rules 2019This Practice Note sets out the requirements of the SRA Accounts Rules 2019 (the 2019 Rules), in force from 25 November 2019,...
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19th May
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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19th May
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Practice notes

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries trackerOrganisations caught by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer)...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officialsThe purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 19th May
Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—set II—controller to controller—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to: •a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘Set II’ or ‘2004’ EU Standard...
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19th May
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Practice notes

Safeguards and information barriers

Safeguards and information barriersProtection of confidential information is fundamental to your relationship with clients, both as a matter of law...
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19th May
Practice notes

Undertakings and the SRA 2019

Undertakings and the SRA 2019What is an undertaking?An undertaking is:•a statement, given orally or in writing, whether or not it includes the word...
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19th May
Practice notes

Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019

Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019The protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of the solicitor-client relationship...
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19th May
Precedents

Financial sanctions policy

1IntroductionThis financial sanctions policy is designed to ensure we comply with applicable financial sanctions laws made under the UK sanctions...
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19th May
Practice notes

SRA Handbook 2011 [Archived]

SRA Handbook 2011 [Archived]The SRA Handbook 2011 sets out standards and requirements that individual lawyers and firms are expected to achieve and...
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19th May
Practice notes

Working with European lawyers—the Registered European Lawyer (REL) regime

Working with European lawyers—the Registered European Lawyer (REL) regimeAt 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition/implementation...
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19th May
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Precedents

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

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function role and responsibilities—law firms1Establishment of independent audit functionThe Money...
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15th Aug
Precedents

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

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent money laundering compliance audit plan—law firmsThis document reflects draft Legal Sector Affinity Group...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report—law firms

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit report—law firms1General informationPerson(s) conducting audit[Insert name(s) and role(s) of...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Independent audit register—MLR 2017

Independent audit register—MLR 2017This Precedent Independent audit register can be used to maintain a record of independent audits undertaken by an...
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15th Aug
Practice notes

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function—law firms

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit function—law firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on establishing an independent function to...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit schedule of recommendations

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—independent audit schedule of recommendationsThis schedule of recommendations can be used by the independent audit...
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31st Jul
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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—register of non-compliance and corrective actions

Money Laundering Regulations 2017—register of non-compliance and corrective actionsThis register of non-compliance and corrective actions can be used...
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30th Jul

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Enquiries before contract

Enquiries before contract

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For updates on key developments and related practical guidance on the implications for lawyers, see Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition—2018 Revision)

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition—2018 Revision)

The third edition of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions was published on 27 April 2017 a

Perverting the course of justice

Perverting the course of justice

Perverting the course of justiceElements of the offence of perverting the course of justicePerverting the course of justice is a common law offence which can only be tried on indictment in the Crown Court. The elements of the offence are:•a person acts or embarks on a course of conduct•which has a

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown CourtCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, among other measures, makes provision for the extended use of live links and audio links in criminal proceedings.