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Question of the week: If a company offers non-employees a referral fee for referring clients to the company (eg X per cent of margin from referred work), would these fees for referring work risk contravening the Bribery Act 2010 provisions?

Question of the week: If a company offers non-employees a referral fee for referring clients to the company (eg X per cent of margin from referred work), would these fees for referring work risk contravening the Bribery Act 2010 provisions?

Question of the week: If a company offers non-employees a referral fee for referring clients to the company (eg X per cent of margin from referred work), would these fees for referring work risk contravening the Bribery Act 2010 provisions?

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—23 September 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—23 September 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—23 September 2021

Practice Compliance forecast as at 21 September 2021

Practice Compliance forecast as at 21 September 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance forecast as at 21 September 2021

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

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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

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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
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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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Practice notes

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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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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

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment before 19 July 2021 [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment before 19 July 2021 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not...
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Produced in partnership with Melanie O'Brien of DG Legal 22nd Sep
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—testing and vaccination issues for employers

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—testing and vaccination issues for employersUPDATE (17/9/21): The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published on 15...
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22nd Sep
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021UPDATE (22/9/21): As announcedby the Prime Minister on 14 September 2021, the...
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22nd Sep
Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safety

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safety1Introduction1.1This policy sets out an overview of the Company’s temporary arrangements for ensuring...
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22nd Sep
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Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety—policy schedule—offices and contact centres

Coronavirus (COVID-19) safety—policy schedule—offices and contact centresIntroductionThis schedule forms part of the Company’s Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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22nd Sep
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Q&As

Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?Is there a force majeure event?In English law, the...
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15th Sep
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Q&As

What CDD challenges are presented by coronavirus (COVID-19)?

What CDD challenges are presented by coronavirus (COVID-19)?STOP PRESS: Draft Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance was published on 20...
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14th Sep
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issues

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issuesFrom IP completion day (11pm on 31 December 2020), Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data...
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1st Sep
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance for law firms [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance for law firms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
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26th Aug
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Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing1Introduction1.1This policy sets out the Company’s approach to testing staff for coronavirus (COVID-19). It...
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25th Aug
Precedents

Pandemic management strategy

Pandemic management strategy1Introduction1.1According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. A...
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22nd Aug
Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace risk assessment and plan—offices [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace risk assessment and plan—offices [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. It...
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22nd Aug
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Precedents

Pandemic action plan

Pandemic action plan1Pandemic management team and strategyAction pointOwnerStatus and commentsIdentify a person to lead the Pandemic management team...
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22nd Aug
Precedents

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan—offices

Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan—offices1IntroductionThis coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan records...
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22nd Aug
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Precedents

Message to staff on the importance of maintaining client confidentiality when working away from the office (eg during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic)—law firms

Message to staff on the importance of maintaining client confidentiality when working away from the office (eg during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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15th Aug
Precedents

Emergency homeworking risk evaluation

Emergency homeworking risk evaluation1IntroductionThis risk evaluation outlines the risks we have identified as arising from emergency homeworking...
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Produced in partnership with DG Legal 15th Aug
Precedents

Emergency homeworking questionnaire for staff

Emergency homeworking questionnaire for staff1About youName[Insert name]Role[Insert role]Address[Insert address]Contact telephone number(s)Please...
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Produced in partnership with DG Legal 15th Aug
Precedents

Homeworking guidelines

Homeworking guidelinesThese guidelines set out some practical suggestions and guidance for when you are working from home. Please also refer to our...
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15th Aug
Q&As

Can we delay publishing our annual slavery and human trafficking statement as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and are there any particular modern slavery risks we should address?

Can we delay publishing our annual slavery and human trafficking statement as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and are there any...
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15th Aug
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Q&As

Should I review my workplace first aid arrangements in the light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?

Should I review my workplace first aid arrangements in the light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?This Q&A considers whether employers should...
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15th Aug
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