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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has updated its list of prescribed persons and bodies under the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has submitted proposed rule changes to the Legal Services Board (LSB) for approval intended to strengthen...
The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) has published proposed amendments to Part I of its Guidance to reflect the Money Laundering and...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of a review assessing financial services firms’ systems and controls for financial...
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...
In what circumstances might a solicitor be able to contact another lawyer's client directly?The current SRA Standards and Regulations (STaR) are...
SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...
Acting for yourself, friends and familyThis Practice Note covers considerations where a law firm wishes to act for one of its own partners or...
Who owns the matter file—law firms?Law firm matter/case files typically contain a range of documentation and information, which can be held electronically and/or printed in a physical file.Very broadly speaking the file belongs to the client, subject to a limited number of documents which belong to
How to close a client matter—law firmsClosing a client matter properly is a basic client care, risk management and housekeeping requirement. There are also regulatory and best practice issues to consider.This How-to guide covers the practical steps involved in, and regulatory and other
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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