Regulation And Compliance Quarterly Update July 2024

2024 continues at a fast pace in terms of updates in regulation, guidance and fines for the legal sector. Every day something seems 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.

In this session covering the spring of 2024 we will learn:

Learning Objectives:

• The key updates, guidance and Warning Notices from the SRA including a new questionnaire to be completed on AML and sanctions data, an updated high risk third country list, and new Warning Notices on SLAPPS and mergers, sales and acquisitions
• Useful information on things that are changing under Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
• Questions around solicitors hold client money and the fining powers of the SRA
• 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