HMRC Registration – Timetable and Processes
HMRC has published a defined timetable and provided further clarity on how the registration process ...
To Be or Not to Be a Tax Adviser
The article explains how the expanded definition of a tax adviser under the Money Laundering Regulat...
Interacting with HMRC? Registration Will Soon Be Mandatory
HMRC’s mandatory registration for advisers who interact with it on behalf of clients likely to aff...
Revised AML and Sanctions Controls Guidance Notes from the SRA
Keeping pace with the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s expectations on anti-money laundering and ...
AI-generated complaints: responding without losing control
Complaints have always been part of legal practice, and there are clear rules and guidance on how th...
Legal Ombudsman – Early Resolution Through Effective Complaint Handling
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has highlighted the critical importance of robust, first-tier complaint ha...
Document Certification – Practical Compliance for Solicitors’ Firms
Document certification is a task that many solicitors regard as routine, administrative or low risk....
Source of Funds and Source of Wealth
The SRA’s latest findings underline that firms must take a genuinely risk-based approach to source...
Strengthening Safeguards for Client Money: A New Chapter in Regulation?
SRA’s December 2025 consultation proposes tighter safeguards for client money across the professio...
Towards FCA Controls of AML for Solicitors
Here we look further at the government’s plan for the FCA to assume responsibility for AML supervi...