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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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Practice notes

Damages-based agreements (DBAs)

Damages-based agreements (DBAs)What is a DBA?A damages based agreement (DBA), sometimes referred to using the umbrella term 'contingency fee...
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15th Sep
Precedents

Final client bill wording

Final client bill wordingFront page of bill[insert client name and address]Invoice number: [insert number]Invoice date: [insert date]VAT number:...
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3rd Sep
Q&As

When and how can I terminate my retainer?

When and how can I terminate my retainer?Incorrectly terminating a retainer can have serious consequences, eg you:•are not entitled to be paid for any...
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2nd Sep
Precedents

Client care letter 2019—law firms

Client care letter 2019—law firmsDear [Insert client’s name]Re [describe matter]Thank you for your instructions to act on your behalf in connection...
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2nd Sep
Practice notes

Final client bill

Final client billThis Practice Note deals with regulatory requirements and practical issues regarding the form and content of a final bill of costs to...
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2nd Sep
Q&As

Are success fees and insurance premiums still recoverable in publication and privacy proceedings?

Are success fees and insurance premiums still recoverable in publication and privacy proceedings?The implementation of the Jackson Reforms in 2013...
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31st Aug
Q&As

Can a claimant recover a success fee under a conditional fee arrangement (CFA) or after-the-event insurance premium in insolvency cases?

Can a claimant recover a success fee under a conditional fee arrangement (CFA) or after-the-event insurance premium in insolvency cases?Following the...
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31st Aug
Precedents

Conditional fee agreement

Conditional fee agreementThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name of Firm], the solicitors of [insert address] (the Firm)2You...
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31st Aug
Practice notes

Damages-based agreements—all claim types

Damages-based agreements—all claim typesThis Practice Note explains how the damages-based agreement (DBA) regime operates, including:•how DBAs...
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31st Aug
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Practice notes

Different types of cancellation rights—law firms

Different types of cancellation rights—law firmsIf you enter into a retainer with a consumer client away from your office or without meeting them, it...
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31st Aug
Practice notes

Common methods of funding—including CFA and DBAs before 1 April 2013

Common methods of funding—including CFA and DBAs before 1 April 2013This Practice Note provides guidance on the most common types of funding. It is...
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31st Aug
Practice notes

Conditional fee agreements after 1 April 2013—non-personal injury

Conditional fee agreements after 1 April 2013—non-personal injuryThis Practice Note explains how the conditional fee regime operates after 1 April...
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31st Aug
Precedents

Terms of business 2019—law firms

Terms of business 2019—law firms1Our contract with you1.1These Terms of Business (as updated from time to time) apply to all work we do on your...
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26th Aug
Precedents

Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—insolvency proceedings before 6 April 2016 and privacy proceedings

Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—insolvency proceedings before 6 April 2016 and privacy proceedingsCFA in privacy or...
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19th Aug
Q&As

If a solicitor agrees to charge a fixed fee for a piece of work but then does not carry out all the work which was envisaged in the original engagement letter, is he/she still entitled to charge the full fixed fee or is he only entitled to charge for the work actually carried out?

If a solicitor agrees to charge a fixed fee for a piece of work but then does not carry out all the work which was envisaged in the original...
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18th Aug
Q&As

Can a solicitor bring a claim for unpaid fees where the client has made verbal and written promises to pay over a period of time but has subsequently gone bankrupt? If so, what types of claim are available? Note: a member of the client’s family also made a verbal promise to pay.

Can a solicitor bring a claim for unpaid fees where the client has made verbal and written promises to pay over a period of time but has subsequently...
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18th Aug
Q&As

Can I enter into a retrospective CFA?

Can I enter into a retrospective CFA?The simple answer is yes.Whether you can enter into a retrospective conditional fee agreement (CFA) is not a...
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18th Aug
Precedents

Costs updates—hourly rates and legal expenses insurance

Costs updates—hourly rates and legal expenses insuranceWe have reached a stage in your matter where it is appropriate for me to update you on...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Costs updates letter—master wording

Costs updates letter—master wordingWe have reached a stage in your matter where it is appropriate for me to update you on costs.How costs are...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Price and services notice—fixed fee for an application for a new premises licence—law firms

Price and services notice—fixed fee for an application for a new premises licence—law firmsFixed fee example for an application for a new premises...
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15th Aug

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Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

Convention rights—structure of qualified rights

Convention rights—structure of qualified rightsThe rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into three groups:•absolute rights—which cannot be interfered with by the state or derogated from even in a

What is a public authority?

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Financial Conduct Authority—Principles for Businesses (PRIN)

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Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

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