Details announced for the
"Well After" After Party
We are so delighted to let you know the "Well After" After Party is now on sale and will take place on Thursday 12 May 2022 in the Trafford Suite at the Midland Hotel, Manchester!
The evening will commence at 6.30 pm, with a welcome drink and there will also be a cash bar available. The welcome reception will be followed by the presentation of the individual awards, highly commended and special awards certificates.
Light refreshments will also be served during the night and these will be in the form of Sharing Boards served to your table – share your success, share your food, share the love for our wonderful profession!
Winners, Highly Commended, sponsors and judges from the 2021 Manchester Legal Awards have already been contacted regarding their complimentary tickets.
There are a limited number of tickets for sale so make sure you secure your place to help celebrate the achievements of your colleagues.
Tickets are £25.00 + VAT (£30.00) and include a welcome drink and light refreshments. You can book your place here or by emailing CarlaJones@manchesterlawsociety.org.uk
We are so excited to be able to see you all in person and celebrate with you! Our President, Paul Johnson, and Jason Dixon from our After Party sponsors, Docutech Office Solutions would be delighted to see you.
And don’t forget to get your entries in for the 2022 Manchester Legal Awards! Entries close on 1st April and the ceremony will take place on 9th June.
By booking a place at this event you are agreeing to our terms and conditions details of which can be found here.
Legal Ombudsman speaking at the March COLP, COFA and MLRO Forum Meeting
It is our pleasure to let you know that the Jason Chapman from Legal Ombudsman’s Office will be speaking at the next COLP, COFA and MLRO Forum Meeting on Tuesday 29 March. The meeting will take place via Teams from 12:00 to 13:00.
Jason will be speaking on premature complaints research undertaken by Legal Ombudsman’s Office that looks at identifying and dealing with complaints at first tier.
The session will look at why customers go directly to LeO rather than their service provider, how they approach these complaints and how service providers can help to ensure customers go directly to them first.
In addtion Jason will look at the consultation on the scheme rule changes being proposed and answer questions from attendees.
Date: 30 March 2022 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Location: Online Cost to attend: MLS Members free of charge
Non-Members £10.00 + VAT (£12.00)
Although orders to work from home are lifted it seems that hybrid working and electronic bundles are here to stay. But are you sending your paperless instructions to counsel in an efficient and manageable format?
Join us for this lunchtime webinar giving advice to solicitors at all levels of seniority who send paperless instructions to counsel.
This session will be led by Richard Lander of Kings Chambers. Richard is an experienced barrister who will outline the dos and don’ts of preparing electronic instructions and bundles, based upon his own experiences and those of his colleagues
Whilst AML, customer due diligence etc. is never off the radar, the situation in Ukraine and increased UK and worldwide sanctions on Russia, have put them well and truly at the top of the risk list.
In the UK, the effects of the government’s additional and far-reaching sanctions on Russia, with a large increase in individuals and entities on the sanctions list, and the fast tracking of the Economic Crime Act, are seen far and wide and making headlines.
Guidance has been published by the government, the SRA, Law Society, Financial Conduct Authority etc. and is being updated as matters progress, so any links that would normally be included are likely to be out of date by the time this goes to print.
There is always more work to be done to remain one step ahead, and priorities currently are:
consideration of the financial sanctions on clients and ongoing matters
where applicable, reviewing clients against the updated sanctions lists
considering whether amendments need to be made to ongoing monitoring, particularly prior to completion of a transaction.
if you use an electronic verification system for CDD and sanctions checks, check that sanctions lists are being refreshed with sufficient frequency.
record steps taken and changes, and even if the decision is taken that no further steps are required and the existing PCPs are sufficient, record this in the practice wide risk assessment (PWRA).
The SRA has said it will conduct spot checks on firms to ensure compliance with financial sanctions. We anticipate this will include checking compliance with the regulatory requirement to carry out an independent AML audit. If you do not have someone suitable internally to carry out the audit, Compli can help.
Compli’s audit includes:
a review of PCPs and risk assessments
interviews with key people
file reviews
report detailing findings and recommendations
You will benefit from:
Guaranteed independence
Legal professional privilege and confidentiality
Advice and recommendations from anti-money laundering compliance experts
To find out more about how Compli can help, contact Michelle Garlick or Andrea Cohen at compli@weightmans.com
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