The Edwardian Manchester | Thursday 18th May 2023 | 10.00 – 16.00 Legal Eye’s annual conference is back, and tickets are selling fast! Following an oversubscribed event last year in Birmingham, the Legal Eye team are thrilled to be bringing Read More
Legal Eye is proud to be associated with a brand-new initiative to improve the experience of home movers and professionals involved in the home moving process. National Conveyancing Week has been launched to raise the Read More
Despite robust controls, money laundering and terrorist financing pose significant threats to the UK’s economy and standing. In January 2023, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined the UK subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 Read More
2023 has begun and the Conveyancing Industry is taking no time in getting together to tackle the challenges of the near future with the Annual Conveyancing Association Conference on 7th February. Held at the Leonardo Royal Read More
This year has been a big year for risk and compliance in the legal sector. Firms had to get to grips with the latest AML guidance from the LSAG on independent audits and changes to Read More
Former conveyancer and Legal Ombudsman investigator Nimesh Ganatra has been promoted to Head of Risk and Compliance at Legal Eye. Nimesh’s significant experience in the sector made the promotion a natural development after having Read More
We all know how important compliance is to law firms. A failure to meet regulatory obligations can lead to fines, loss of insurance, reputational damage, and even closure. And, of course, individual lawyers face fines, Read More
In July 2022, Smoove, a company that provides revolutionary software to the conveyancing sector, released its inaugural Home Mover’s Report. According to Smoove, the good news is that the market is booming, with home buying Read More
Receiving a complaint is always disappointing. None of us go to work to do a bad job. When a customer feels the need to express their dissatisfaction with the service that they have received from Read More
Counter fraud specialist Kirstie Wilson has joined Legal Eye as a compliance adviser. Kirstie has extensive experience identifying and combating fraud threats and is using all her knowledge and skill to bolster an already strong Read More
Armalytix, the open banking platform which streamlines the collection of data for the professional and financial service industries, is partnering with Legal Eye, a specialist risk and compliance advisory business supporting law firms across the Read More
No matter how skilled your people are, or how committed your firm is to providing client excellence, from time to time, complaints will happen. As firms adapt to the post-Covid world, client dissatisfaction is likely Read More
Headlines of dirty Russian money swishing around the London property market, UK Government fast-tracking long overdue legislation, lawyers complicit in a London laundromat for dirty money, and the UK listed at Number 2 in the Hall Read More
Smoove plc-owned Legal Eye help law firms take a proactive approach to risk and compliance management through innovative and practical support. With a constant review of their offerings, the team are always seeking to ensure Read More
The Legal Ombudsman is an informal alternative to UK Courts and is responsible for investigating complaints between consumers and legal service providers, such as solicitors and barristers. This independent body has been appointed by the Read More
Hyatt Regency Birmingham |Thursday 9 June 2022 | 9.30 -13.00 Legal Eye’s annual conference is back and people are registering for this completely free event fast! Held at the impressive Hyatt Regency hotel in central Birmingham (just opposite Read More
It is back: following a successful “Risk Management Week” held entirely online in 2021, the annual Legal Eye conference is back and in person for 2022 on Thursday 9th June. The half-day event will be held at Read More
Most smaller UK law firms have done incredibly well to ensure continuity during the pandemic. However, since the SRA Compliance Conference in November 2021, firms have become concerned about potential increases in professional indemnity insurance (PII) Read More
LPL have obtained independent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to compliance and maintaining effective risk management policies, procedures, and training. On the 20th of January 2021, the LSAG published new AML guidance for the Read More
The first Legal Eye webinar of 2022 will talk all things Anti-Money Laundering (AML), from independent audits to the challenging roles of MLCO and MLRO. AML processes within the legal sector are under more scrutiny from Read More