Features
Underground banking
Laurence Howland does a deep dive into Chinese underground banking, outlining how it works and how the risk impact on law firms in the UK can be mitigated
A question of qualification
A year on from the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, Melissa Hardee considers its impact and successes so far
AML update
Julie Norris outlines key recent developments relating to the regulation of money laundering in the legal sector and the implications for legal practitioners and law firms
Misconduct matters
As the SRA takes an increasingly tough line on sexual misconduct in the profession, Andrew Katzen sets out what law firms should know about the regulator’s investigatory process
Cost of competition
Nigel West considers the recent case of Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma & Others and the impact it may have on costs in disciplinary matters