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EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Financial sanctions guidance shows subtle policy shift

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Question of the week: what constitutes ‘conveyancing’ under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017? Would secured lending where there is no change of title fall under ‘conveyancing’ as above?

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—15 April 2021

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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

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...

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 courts. Failure to comply with an...

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

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...

High-risk third countries tracker

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...

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

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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Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

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...
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9th Nov
Precedents

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Matter inception 2019—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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6th Apr
Precedents

CDD client risk assessment form—law firms

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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28th Jan
Precedents

CDD matter risk assessment form—law firms

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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28th Jan
Precedents

New matter form

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

New client form

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
Practice notes

Client inception 2019—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

Client inception procedure [Archived]

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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26th Jan
Precedents

Matter inception procedure [Archived]

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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26th Jan
Practice notes

Client and matter inception [Archived]

Client and matter inception is an important exercise in protecting your firm, getting to know your client and what they need from you, and complying...
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11th Jan
Precedents

Client and matter inception procedure

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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17th Dec
Practice notes

Client care 2019—law firms

This Practice Note reflects requirements in the SRA 2019 regime, effective from 25 November 2019. See Practice Note: Client care—SRA 2011 regime and...
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7th Dec
Practice notes

Client care—SRA 2011 regime and SRA 2019 regime compared

This Practice Note contrasts the requirements in the SRA’s 2011 and 2019 regimes as well as wider requirements in relation to client care. There is a...
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7th Dec
Q&As

Why does the Precedent: CDD matter risk assessment form—law firms include low risk factors that appear to relate to financial services?

Section 5.1 of Precedent: CDD matter risk assessment form—law firms contains a list of potential factors that may indicate that simplified due...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Conflicts of interest—email to staff and fee earners

Subject: New client—conflicts searchPlease email me immediately if you know of any reason why we cannot act for [...
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7th Dec
Practice notes

Conflicts of interest—SRA 2011 regime and SRA 2019 regime compared

This Practice Note contrasts the requirements in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) 2011 and 2019 regimes in relation to conflicts of...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Conflicts of interest 2019

Conflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of view and in your client...
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25th Sep

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Money Laundering Regulations 2017—simplified due diligence

You may apply simplified customer due diligence (SDD) measures in relation to particular business relationships or transactions which you determine present a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, having taken into account:•your organisation-wide risk assessment—see Practice Note:

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Negative pledges

This Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative pledge provisions•how negative pledges are viewed in the context of security and quasi-security, and•key considerations when drafting a negative pledge clauseWhere

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Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’) burden where the onus is on that party to prove a fact or issue in a case to the required standard of proof.The legal burden is generally on the

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Letter to client on disclosure obligations under CPR 31

This Precedent letter covers disclosure obligations under CPR 31. It does not apply to proceedings subject to the disclosure pilot scheme under CPR PD 51U. For guidance on the disclosure pilot scheme, see Practice Note: Business and Property Courts—the disclosure pilot scheme. For a client letter on