The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—10 April 2025
SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...
Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019The protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of the solicitor-client relationship...
Conflicts of interest 2019Conflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of...
Working with foreign lawyers—the Registered Foreign Lawyer (RFL) regimeThe Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) operates a registration regime for...
The automation of contracting and contract lifecycle managementWith automation and workflow tools becoming more and more part of daily life for lawyers, businesses are increasingly realising the benefits they can bring, including:•increased productivity•more efficiency and reduced
Legal team meeting agendaDear all, here’s the agenda for the next legal team meeting. Please take the time to read it [and any supporting materials ]before the meeting, so that you’re suitably prepared. If you have anything that you would like to add to this agenda, please let me know in
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
Micklefield clausesWhat is a Micklefield clause?It is common for employee share plans to provide that, on termination of employment (or when an employee is given or receives notice of termination of employment), subsisting share awards will be forfeited and subsisting share options will lapse.It is
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