Archives: Conduct, practice and risk management

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Banks – delay payments

November 2024 | Conduct, practice and risk management

All practitioners should note new powers designed to combat fraud that the Treasury announced on 3 October 2024. From the end of October 2024, banks will have new powers to delay and investigate payments that are suspected of being fraudulent. Banks can delay payments by 72 hours where there are reasonable grounds to suspect a …

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SRA – continuing competence

October 2024 | Conduct, practice and risk management

As the practising certificate renewal deadline looms, it seems an appropriate moment to remind SRA-regulated practitioners of the continuing competence requirements which apply to: solicitors, registered European lawyers or registered foreign lawyers who have a practising certificate or registration; in-house solicitors who have a practising certificate; a solicitor who is exempt from holding a practising …

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