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Managing AML in 2023 – what does the strengthening regime mean for your firm?

The Edwardian Manchester | Thursday 18th May 2023 | 10.00 – 16.00 Legal Eye’s annual conference is back, and tickets are selling fast! Following an oversubscribed event last year in Birmingham, the Legal Eye team

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Legal Eye is proud to be associated with a brand-new initiative to improve the experience of home movers and professionals involved in the home moving process. National Conveyancing Week has been launched to raise the

Despite robust controls, money laundering and terrorist financing pose significant threats to the UK’s economy and standing. In January 2023, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined the UK subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6

Adapting To The ‘New Normal’

2023 has begun and the Conveyancing Industry is taking no time in getting together to tackle the challenges of the near future with the Annual Conveyancing Association Conference on 7th February. Held at the Leonardo

Legal Eye review of the year

This year has been a big year for risk and compliance in the legal sector. Firms had to get to grips with the latest AML guidance from the LSAG on independent audits and changes to

Legal Eye review of the year

Former conveyancer and Legal Ombudsman investigator Nimesh Ganatra has been promoted to Head of Risk and Compliance at Legal Eye.  Nimesh’s significant experience in the sector made the promotion a natural development after having been

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We all know how important compliance is to law firms. A failure to meet regulatory obligations can lead to fines, loss of insurance, reputational damage, and even closure. And, of course, individual lawyers face fines,

Home Mover’s Report

In July 2022, Smoove, a company that provides revolutionary software to the conveyancing sector, released its inaugural Home Mover’s Report. According to Smoove, the good news is that the market is booming, with home buying

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Receiving a complaint is always disappointing. None of us go to work to do a bad job. When a customer feels the need to express their dissatisfaction with the service that they have received from

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Counter fraud specialist Kirstie Wilson has joined Legal Eye as a compliance adviser. Kirstie has extensive experience identifying and combating fraud threats and is using all her knowledge and skill to bolster an already strong

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Armalytix, the open banking platform which streamlines the collection of data for the professional and financial service industries, is partnering with Legal Eye, a specialist risk and compliance advisory business supporting law firms across the

legal complaints

No matter how skilled your people are, or how committed your firm is to providing client excellence, from time to time, complaints will happen. As firms adapt to the post-Covid world, client dissatisfaction is likely

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Headlines of dirty Russian money swishing around the London property market, UK Government fast-tracking long overdue legislation, lawyers complicit in a London laundromat for dirty money, and the UK listed at Number 2 in the

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Smoove plc-owned Legal Eye help law firms take a proactive approach to risk and compliance management through innovative and practical support. With a constant review of their offerings, the team are always seeking to ensure

The Legal Ombudsman is an informal alternative to UK Courts and is responsible for investigating complaints between consumers and legal service providers, such as solicitors and barristers. This independent body has been appointed by the

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Hyatt Regency Birmingham |Thursday 9 June 2022 | 9.30 -13.00 Legal Eye’s annual conference is back and people are registering for this completely free event fast! Held at the impressive Hyatt Regency hotel in central

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It is back: following a successful “Risk Management Week” held entirely online in 2021, the annual Legal Eye conference is back and in person for 2022 on Thursday 9th June. The half-day event will be

Indemnity costs

Most smaller UK law firms have done incredibly well to ensure continuity during the pandemic. However, since the SRA Compliance Conference in November 2021, firms have become concerned about potential increases in professional indemnity insurance

AML

LPL have obtained independent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to compliance and maintaining effective risk management policies, procedures, and training. On the 20th of January 2021, the LSAG published new AML guidance for

SearchFlow

The first Legal Eye webinar of 2022 will talk all things Anti-Money Laundering (AML), from independent audits to the challenging roles of MLCO and MLRO. AML processes within the legal sector are under more scrutiny

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