Lawyer Checker – Lightfoots Solicitors case study
Lauren Blake joined the award-winning firm Lightfoots Solicitors in 2018 to head up the Ethics and Compliance Department, responsible for ensuring firm-wide compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. Lightfoots uses Lawyer Checker to individually verify the solicitors’ account details for large transaction sums, such as those involved in conveyancing. Supporting the market for over […]
Gove issues response to industry proposal on building safety
Michael Gove has issued a response letter to the Home Builders Federation on proposals to pay for building safety. In the letter to the Home Builders Federation on their proposals to pay for building safety, dated 7th March, Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, stated that while the commitment that […]
Solicitor forced to pay £21k following AML breaches
An SRA notice published on 7th March states that Mr Michael Nouril, currently a non-practising solicitor and former member of Mishcon De Reya LLP, will be forced to pay a £17,500 fine as well as £3,500 in costs as a result of non-compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) rules, an incident for which Mischon de Reya […]