Quarterly Update - Regulation and Compliance

2024 started off at a fast pace in terms of updates in regulation, guidance and fines for the legal sector. Every day something seemed to change and this meant we were all busy updating our policies, risk assessments and other documentation to ensure our firm and our people stay compliant. How do we keep ourselves updated? Have we missed anything along the way?

So what if you could get all of the updates in one place?

Well, now you can. This session will cover the major changes and updates in the legislation and regulations and let you know what the supervisory bodies are up to and their latest releases. It will cover changes that have been released in the last quarter.

This will be an informative session giving you a practical guide to keeping up to date with the latest changes.

Learning Objectives:

• The key updates and guidance from the SRA including the release of the updated SRA Sectoral Risk Assessment, changes to high risk third country lists, an update of the CPI from Transparency International and changes to Regulation 35 MLR regarding PEPs
• Useful information on the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
• What is happening in the world of cybercrime and data protection
• Other updates in the compliance field
• Fines, fines and more fines – the latest cases