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Rushed reforms put strain on courts

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) reflects our concerns about the timescales the government has set itself on court reform.

Help us enhance market access in South Korea

Let us know about any challenges your firm faces operating in South Korea ahead of UK-South Korea trade negotiations.

National JLD committee meetings 2023

Find out when the national Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) committee will be meeting in 2023.

Tell us what market access barriers you’re facing in Australia

The UK and Australia signed a new free trade agreement (FTA) on 16 December 2021. We want to hear about any challenges law firms have...

Over £300m denied to suspected criminals by suspicious activity reports

In 2021/22, over £300m was denied to suspected criminals by suspicious activity reports (SARs). Do you know how to report a client or third party? See...

SRA fines small firm £20,000 for AML breaches

A small firm has been fined £20,000 by the SRA for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance breaches. Find out what happened and how to avoid making...

MoJ should rethink legal aid funding or risk judicial review

We’ve issued a pre-action protocol letter and are calling on the lord chancellor to withdraw his decision not to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid...

Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: supervision report 2020–22

HM Treasury published the AML & CFT Supervision Report 2020–2022.

Join our Private Client Solicitors Section committee

We're looking for experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic people to share their expertise, skills and insights to help us develop our support for private client practitioners....

Join our Leadership and Management Section committee

We're looking for experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic people to share their expertise, skills and insights to help us develop our support for law firm managers...

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