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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

Matter project plan

Matter project planDate of this project plan[Insert date]Stage this project plan covers(eg pre-trial review or end of matter)[Insert details]Date of...
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15th Aug
Precedents

File information form

File information form1General informationClient name(s)[Insert client name(s)]File reference number[Insert file reference number]Matter type[Insert...
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13th Aug
Q&As

Should attendance notes be filed for all client meetings even when a narrative is provided in our time recording system?

Should attendance notes be filed for all client meetings even when a narrative is provided in our time recording system?There are no specific SRA...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Matter management 2019—law firms

Matter management 2019—law firmsSRA requirementsThere is no discrete section of the SRA regulatory regime dealing with matter management. Instead,...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Matter management—regulatory requirements [Archived]

Matter management—regulatory requirements [Archived]SRA HandbookThere is no discrete section of the SRA Handbook dealing with matter management....
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31st Jul

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What is a certificate of title?

What is a certificate of title?

A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When solicitors are instructed to investigate title to land (for instance, when land is being acquired or offered up as security), they will write a report on title for their client, which sets

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services on behalf of a local housing authority (LHA). Usually an ALMO is set up by the LHA to manage and improve all or part of its housing stock with the LHA

Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppelThis Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel, see Practice Notes:•Estoppel and property law•Mortgages by estoppelProprietary estoppel—what is it?Unlike the other forms of estoppel (see Practice

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)Note:•this Practice Note gives specific guidance on matters proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) under the provisions set out in CPR 60, CPR PD 60 and the TCC Guide. As these provisions are additional to the general