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Workplace risk assessments: understanding legal duties under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Ensuring the safety and health of employees is a cornerstone of responsible business practice in the UK. At the heart of this responsibility lies the legal requirement to carry out workplace risk assessments – a duty enshrined in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR). This article sets out the legal
The Lawyer: Focus on our Legal Regulatory Services team
The Lawyer: Focus on our Legal Regulatory Services team | Legal Services Regulation Blog | Kingsley Napley | Independent Law Firm of the Year 2022
The Lawyer has profiled our legal regulatory team which provide services and advice to law firms and lawyers.
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BSB issues new Social Media Guidance
Last week the BSB issued new Social Media Guidance, which seeks to help barristers understand how their duties under the BSB Handbook may apply to their use of social media.
The BSB Handbook
The guidance sets out the Core Duties and Conduct Rules in the BSB Handbook which may be engaged in relation to
Law firms: radical reform on the cards for the future supervision of AML
- Most England and Wales based law firms are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), including for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism (CT) purposes.
- Under reforms currently being considered, responsibility for the supervision of AML and CT could be taken away from the SRA (and other legal regulators UK-wide), and given to a new
Our ‘at a glance’ guide for law firms: SRA guidance on effective supervision
We have produced this guide to help law firms when reviewing their policies and processes in respect of supervision, to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet the SRA’s expectations. We provide an ‘at a glance’ overview of the SRA Guidance on Effective Supervision (the “Supervision Guidance”), which sets out the approach the SRA
Unlimited SRA fines on the horizon
The government is on a path to introduce legislation that will enable the Solicitors Regulation Authority to take greater action against the ‘facilitators’ of money laundering; law firms will soon need to brace themselves for unlimited fines from the SRA for ‘economic crimes’.
In the wake of the move by the SRA this summer to
SRA issues Warning Notice on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
On the day of the 2nd UK Anti-SLAPP conference, the SRA has issued its latest Warning Notice, this time on SLAPPs.
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are legal actions that are taken not necessarily with the goal of winning in court, but which instead aim to intimidate, to induce fear, to tire and
Culture matters: a new era for law firm risk management
Jessica Clay, Iain Miller, and Lucinda Soon are delighted to have contributed a chapter in the new title by Globe Law and Business “Risk Management in Law Firms”, published in October 2022. The chapter, republished here with kind permission, discusses the SRA’s increased spotlight on ethical culture in law firms, its origins and
Returning to the office? MeToo
As the legal profession returns to the office after many months ensconced in home offices, many will be looking forward to the increase in social interaction and in-person activities which will inevitably follow. Alongside this, legal services regulators appear to be gearing up for a commensurate rise in bullying and harassment complaints. With developments apace