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EU courts told to let Iranian companies use sanction blocking law

EU courts told to let Iranian companies use sanction blocking law

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Locatefamily.com fined €525,000 for failure to appoint data protection representative

Locatefamily.com fined €525,000 for failure to appoint data protection representative

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Practice Compliance weekly highlights—13 May 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—13 May 2021

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Financial and trade sanctions—tracking UK-EU divergence

Financial and trade sanctions—tracking UK-EU divergence

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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 firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

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...

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

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...

Introduction to retained EU law

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...

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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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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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...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 12th Jan

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Limiting liability—commercial clients (and consumer clients to 1 October 2015)—law firms

It makes good business sense for your firm to seek to limit the extent of its liability to clients. However, there are regulatory and legal hurdles to...
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5th May
Practice notes

Limiting liability—consumer clients—law firms

It makes good business sense for your firm to seek to limit the extent of its liability to clients. However, there are regulatory and legal hurdles to...
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5th May
Precedents

Limit of liability wording—law firms

1Terms of business1.1[Your contract is solely with [insert name of company or LLP], which has sole legal liability for the work done for you and for...
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14th Feb
Q&As

Should I use the same wording to limit my liability to consumer and commercial clients?

Limiting liability to consumer clientsThe Terms of Business drafting notes refer to guidance on the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) published by...
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7th Dec
Precedents

Limit of liability wording 2011 [Archived]

Terms of BusinessWe have professional indemnity insurance giving cover for claims against the firm. Details of this insurance, including contact...
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7th Dec
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Taking on a trusteeship or similar appointment—what do I need to think about?

There is nothing in the SRA’s requirements that prohibits you from taking on trusteeships or similar roles, but there are a number of issues...
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28th Sep

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There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’) burden where the onus is on that party to prove a fact or issue in a case to the required standard of proof.The legal burden is generally on the

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