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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

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

1IntroductionThis coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace outbreak management plan records our plans and procedures for action in the event of an outbreak of...
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30th Nov
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Precedents

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

This Precedent reflects the position under the regulations and guidance before 5 November 2020, when the national lockdown restrictions were...
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30th Nov
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Precedents

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

1Introduction1.1This risk assessment and plan outlines the health and safety risks we have identified in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and...
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30th Nov
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Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace safety

This Precedent reflects the position under the regulations and guidance before 5 November 2020, when the national lockdown restrictions were...
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27th Nov
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—employment data protection issues

UPDATE (27/11/20): The ICO made changes on 18 November 2020 to two of its published documents that provide advice for organisation regarding data...
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27th Nov
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Q&As

What should I do if I can’t access all the relevant data to respond to a data subject request because of coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing measures?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides for enhanced rights for data subjects, including providing rights of rectification, erasure and...
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26th Nov
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—professional conduct for in-house lawyers

This Practice Note reflects advice issued by the SRA and Law Society on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on a range of commercial and...
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18th Nov
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Practice notes

Pandemic risk management guide

The extent of the restrictions imposed by regulators or government will largely dictate the nature of the risks that you need to manage for your...
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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 18th Nov
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance for law firms

This Practice Note reflects advice, guidance and updates issued by the SRA and Law Society on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the...
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18th Nov
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Q&As

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 expression ‘force majeure’ does not refer to a legal doctrine. Instead, the expression ‘force...
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18th Nov
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Practice notes

Drafting for unforeseen events—commercial contracts

This Practice Note provides practical guidance for general commercial practitioners on points to consider when drafting a business to business...
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18th Nov
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—safe working in an office environment

From 5 November 2020, the government has imposed a new period of national restrictions in England. The national restrictions require individuals to...
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Produced in partnership with Melanie O'Brien of DG Legal 6th Nov
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Q&As

How do Chief Compliance Officers and their leadership teams ensure the traction and momentum they have gained with their compliance initiatives are not lost during the lockdown period, while they are physically ‘out of sight’ from their commercial teams?

This Q&A explores how compliance teams can ensure progress made with compliance initiatives is not lost during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 13th Oct
Q&As

How can company leadership teams ensure their teams continue to focus on the importance of compliance, and act with integrity, despite increasing pressures to win business and make sales as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

This Q&A describes how company leadership teams can ensure their teams continue to focus on the importance of compliance, and act with integrity,...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 13th Oct
Q&As

What role does integrity play in the coronavirus (COVID-19) compliance landscape, and how will it impact business continuity in the aftermath of the crisis?

This Q&A discusses the role of integrity in the coronavirus (COVID-19) compliance landscape, and how it will impact business continuity and reputation...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 13th Oct
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Q&As

How can compliance teams ‘do more with less’ and ensure their companies avoid the existential threat of a compliance breach, while fighting to avoid the existential threat that is the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

This Q&A suggests how compliance teams can ‘do more with less’ and ensure their companies avoid a compliance breach during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 13th Oct
Q&As

What are the key financial crime-related risk areas for compliance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and what are the pitfalls to avoid when dealing with those risks?

Within a short period of time, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused extreme disruption in the way we live and work. Companies have to adapt...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Lewis and Rubi Palmieri of Fulcrum Chambers 13th Oct
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Q&As

What cybercrime risks do I need to consider during a pandemic (eg coronavirus (COVID-19))?

This Q&A sets out cybercrime threats which are relevant to businesses particularly in a pandemic situation (eg coronavirus (COVID-19) and outlines how...
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9th Oct
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Practice notes

Pandemic management—information and cybersecurity—challenges and practical responses

Pandemics are exceptional events which present organisations with difficult business conditions, uncertainty and particularly challenging information...
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9th Oct
Q&As

Do my clients have to wear a face covering when they visit my offices—law firms?

This Q&A considers whether, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, law firm clients are required to wear face covering when they attend your...
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2nd Oct

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Issue estoppel

Issue estoppel is a sub-species of the res judicata doctrine (see Practice Note: The doctrine of res judicata). In addition to the general key requirements for establishing a res judicata (see Practice Note: Key requirements to establish a res judicata), this Practice Note considers the specific

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Recklessness in criminal cases

What is recklessness?In respect of some statutory offences and common law crimes the prosecution are required to prove a mental element of recklessness on the part of the defendant.Recklessness means unjustified risk taking on the part of the accused.Prior to the House of Lords decision in Re G