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Proposed corporate liability reform creates ‘complications’, government adviser says

Proposed corporate liability reform creates ‘complications’, government adviser says

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Practice Compliance weekly highlights—4 March 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—4 March 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—4 March 2021

Mitigate key US FCPA risks with tailor-made compliance

Mitigate key US FCPA risks with tailor-made compliance

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UK seeks new Information Commissioner with focus on post-Brexit overhaul of data protection rules

UK seeks new Information Commissioner with focus on post-Brexit overhaul of data protection rules

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK seeks new Information Commissioner with focus on post-Brexit overhaul of data protection rules

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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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Precedents

Price and services notice—purchase of a leasehold residential property—law firms

Purchase of a leasehold residential propertyOur fees* cover all of the work required to complete the purchase of your new home, including dealing with...
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15th Jan
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Price and services notice—probate and estate administration—range of costs—law firms

Applying for the grant, collecting and distributing the assetsWe anticipate this will take between [insert minimum hours] and [insert maximum hours]...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Price and services notice—immigration application—law firms

Hourly rate: £[insert rate]On average, this type of works takes [insert range of hours] hours to complete. This means that on average costs are...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Client care letter 2019—law firms

Dear [Insert client’s name]Re [describe matter]Thank you for your instructions to act on your behalf in connection with [describe matter]. This...
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14th Jan
Precedents

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

CFA in privacy or insolvency proceedingsWe have discussed various options for funding your costs, such as:•legal expense insurance, eg under your...
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13th Jan
Practice notes

Damages-based agreements—employment tribunal matters

This Practice Note explains how the damages-based agreement (DBA) regime operates for employment tribunal matters, including: •how DBAs...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Letter explaining DBA—personal injury and clinical negligence

Standard DBA (personal injury and clinical negligence)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such as:•legal expense insurance, eg...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—clinical negligence

Standard CFA (success fee and costs insurance premium not recoverable inter partes)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Letter explaining DBA—employment tribunal

Standard DBA (employment tribunal)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such as:•legal expense insurance, eg under your house or...
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12th Jan
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Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—personal injury excluding diffuse mesothelioma

Standard CFA (success fee and costs insurance premium not recoverable inter partes)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such...
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12th Jan
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Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—diffuse mesothelioma excluding Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment scheme

CFA in diffuse mesothelioma proceedingsWe have discussed various options for funding your costs, such as:•legal expense insurance, eg under your house...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Letter explaining DBA—general litigation or advocacy

Standard DBA (general litigation or advocacy)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such as:•legal expense insurance, eg under your...
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12th Jan
Precedents

Letter explaining CFA—conditional fees from 1 April 2013—success fee and insurance premium not recoverable between the parties

Standard CFA (success fee and costs insurance premium not recoverable inter partes)We have discussed various options for funding your costs, such...
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12th Jan
Q&As

For the purpose of benefitting from section 73 of the Solicitors Act 1974—ie that a solicitor can obtain a charging order over an interim costs order which takes priority over the client’s liquidator’s right to such sum—does the solicitor have to obtain the charging order before the client goes into liquidation, or can it be obtained after the commencement of the liquidation?

This response deals with the question whether a solicitor can apply under section 73 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974) to obtain a charging order...
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Produced in partnership with Hannah Drozdz of Gately PLC 8th Jan
Q&As

We consider that the cap of 25% of damages for our fees does not include any after-the-event (ATE) premium payable, ie the client pays our costs (capped at 25%) plus the premium. Could you confirm the position?

On 1 April 2013 many of the provisions of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO 2012) came into force. The effects of...
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Produced in partnership with Alex Bagnall of Total Legal Solutions 8th Jan
Q&As

Would a CFA arrangement confirmed via emails and verbally satisfy the 'in writing' requirement of section 58 of the CLSA 1990?

What is a CFA?A conditional fee agreements (CFA) is a type of funding agreement which is more commonly referred to as a ‘no win no fee’ agreement....
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Produced in partnership with Alex Bagnall of Total Legal Solutions 8th Jan
Q&As

Can a firm include time spent on conducting monthly file reviews in costs charged to the client? Would the answer be different if provision for those costs were included in the retainer?

You must ensure clients receive the best possible information about:•how their matter will be priced and•the likely overall cost of the matter and any...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Steel of Augury Consulting Limited 8th Jan
Q&As

For a firm which is a limited liability partnership to be able to sue on a bill, should the partner signing the bill sign the name of the firm, ie sign ‘ABC LLP’ or sign their own name, ie ‘John Smith’?

Below is an extract from section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974):‘69 Action to recover solicitor’s costs.…(2A) A bill is signed in accordance...
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Produced in partnership with Sarah Charlton of ILFM 8th Jan
Precedents

CFA risk assessment—personal injury and clinical negligence

A: General informationMatter referenceClient nameDate of cause of actionType of claim, eg RTA, employer’s liability, clinical negligenceBrief...
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5th Jan
Precedents

DBA risk assessment—personal injury and clinical negligence

A: General informationMatter referenceClient nameDate of cause of actionType of claim, eg employer’s liability, clinical negligenceBrief description...
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5th Jan

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