In unexpected announcement in late November 2020 the SRA's AML Practice Supervision Manager, Zoe Allen-Robinson, announced, in answer to a question from the audience at the annual SRA Compliance Conference, that it is now perfectly acceptable to charge for CDD / AML as long as the client is clear about the charge and it is […]
This is a big step. You are moving from being an employee, drawing a guaranteed wage, to being a self-employed entrepreneur. We know from experience that often people are not adequately prepared. We can help. We can go through with you the financial implications in detail. We can even help you with analysing the offer […]
Professional Indemnity Insurance - One for the top 3 expenses for a firm of solicitors. More than that – if you can’t get PII cover the consequences are catastrophic – you will either have a fire sale of the firm or you are looking at closing with run off. Given the importance of getting PII […]
This was published on 17th November 2020 by the Land Registry and launched on 12th March 2021. The aim is to promote the development of easy to use, modestly priced, remote and digitally secure options for conveyancers to use with their clients. Relevant for both Domestic Conveyancing & Commercial Property. To reach ‘safe harbour’, the […]
How’s Business? As so often happens, the idea of this article came from a conversation. On this occasion it was from a conversation with a new contact on LinkedIn. I normally try to have a chat with a new LinkedIn contact so that we learn a little about each other and our businesses. So, what […]
We have had quite a few aspiring solicitors asking for guidance on this subject - quite understandably. The SRA has published some helpful guidance on this subject. Below are some of the most pertinent points. However, first of all here is a link to a really useful tool the SRA have put up. It is […]
The UK has left the EU and the transition period is set to end on 31st December 2020. Up until then all UK organisations are bound by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). So, what happens after 31st December 2020? After the end of the transition period the GDPR will be brought into UK law […]
Here we have gathered together information anda number of useful articles from the Law Society so that you may find them easily in one place. The new national lockdown will come into force in England at 12.01am on Thursday 5 November and last until at least Wednesday 2 December. In Wales, the restrictions brought in […]
The Law Society Gazette reports today that the Legal Services Board has approved the SQE - due to start in the autumn of next year. Uncertainty has been removed. Qualifying as a solicitor will be by this method from the autumn on 2021. Here's a link to the article in the LS Gazette announcing this: […]
DPO Service: We are pleased to be able to announce that we are launching this new service for our clients. https://hunningsconsultancy.co.uk/dpo-service-data-protection-officer/ This is another element of our Business Support for Law Firms & Other Businesses. Having a Data Protection Officer for your company is are requirement where you a public body or you handle large […]
