Regulation And Compliance Quarterly Update October 2024

As we move toward the final quarter of 2024, the third quarter has once again been really busy. 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 means 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 new continuing competence templates and guidance and the updated sanctions
• The rise in contribution fund payments and the proposed rises in the data protection fees
• The high rise in cybercrime incidents
• New legislation on sexual harassment
• Sanctions on firms for not adhering to the transparency rules
• Other updates in the compliance field
• Fines, fines and more fines – the latest cases