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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 9 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1015, bring into force on 30...
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its guidance on travel and associated expenses requiring a financial sanctions...
This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes major Iran sanctions changes due to take effect on 29 September 2026, including...
Law360, London: The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) said in a first-of-its-kind ruling released on 3 September 2026 that it has banned a...
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...
Conflicts of interest—law firms and solicitorsConflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of view and in your client relationships. If a conflict of interest arises, or there is a risk of one arising in the course of your
Duties of confidentiality and disclosureThe protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of the solicitor-client relationship and a core professional principle. Solicitors also have a duty to disclose to their clients information of which they are aware and which is material to
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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