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SRA Proposes Changes to Continuing Competence Regime: Ten-Minute Talk

May 29th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

The SRA has launched a consultation on changes to its continuing competence regime, driven by the Legal Services Board’s push for a stronger culture of professional ethics across the profession. In this recording, Partners Nick Leale and Andrew Pavlovic discuss what the proposals could mean in practice. Watch the video above or listen here. In […]

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Supervision as a Risk Issue: What the Law Society’s Updated Practice Note Tells Firms

April 13th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

The Law Society have today published an updated Practice Note on the issue of who can conduct litigation and how, considering the Court of Appeal judgment in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys.   It is a helpful summary of some of the key points made in the judgment which, at its core, made it clear that […]

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Law Society Risk & Compliance Conference: What Law Firms Need to Know

March 19th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

At last week’s Law Society Risk & Compliance Conference 2026, senior regulators, insurers and risk leaders offered some clear – and in places surprising – signals about the future of law firm regulation. In this short video, Partners Nick Leale and Corinne Staves discuss what law firms need to know now, from a notable shift in the SRA’s enforcement […]

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Client Confidentiality: Risks in Mergers, Acquisitions & Law Firm Deals

January 27th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

With the SRA’s rules tightening and enforcement actions on the rise, law firms face real challenges in balancing regulatory obligations with commercial needs. In this second video in our series focusing on client confidentiality in legal practice, Partners Nick Leale and Corinne Staves discuss the  complex realities of client confidentiality during law firm transactions – whether it’s a […]

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Interest from Client Accounts to be Passed to the Government to ‘Strengthen Justice’

January 8th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

Hot on the heels of the AML Supervision Reform Consultation and recent announcements about the future of jury trials, the government has this week launched an open consultation on the much talked about issue of the interest that law firms earn when they hold their client’s money (either hold themselves or in Third Party Managed […]

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Six for ’26 – The Regulatory Horizon for Solicitors and Other Lawyers

January 5th, 2026 by Stuart Smith

2026 is set to be another seismic year for legal regulation. In this alert we identify six regulatory issues for lawyers and risk and compliance teams to be aware of in 2026. 1. FCA takeover of AML oversight function   On 21 October 2025 the government announced that the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) will become […]

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Private Equity and Legal Ethics: Can They Coexist?

October 9th, 2025 by Sophie Cook

Professional ethics is based on the principles of serving the interests of legal services clients, acting in the interests of justice and acting with integrity and honesty. Owners of law firms of course want to make good profits, and private equity houses who invest in law firms will also want to sell their asset on […]

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Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar Recording

October 1st, 2025 by Sophie Cook

We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact.  In this discussion, Anthony Davis (FisherBroyles), Devika Kewalramani, (FisherBroyles), Dr Robert Millard (Cambridge Strategy Group), David Shufflebotham (PepUp Consulting) and Nick Leale (CM Murray LLP) join chair Corinne Staves (CM Murray LLP) to explore the impact of technology on professional services firms, […]

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Mazur Revisited: A Reminder on the Boundaries of Litigation Work

September 30th, 2025 by Sophie Cook

Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the Mazur judgment of 16 September, it is perhaps time to recap what this judgment reminds us of when it comes to the conducting of litigious legal work.   Just cutting things back to the basics briefly, the case confirms that the Legal Services Act 2007 […]

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Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – PPA Webinar – 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST

September 5th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Friday 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST

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