Financial Planning – Monitor your financial stability and business viability. We’ve put together a free webinar looking at exactly this:…
Supervision – Webinar
Supervision – Listen to our free Webinar which specifically covers how to manage supervision at the moment:…
Coronavirus – Supervision in a broader context in a locked down world
Photo by Mati Flo on UnsplashSo how do you go about this supervision thing when you’re all isolated? There’s much that’s written elsewhere on the Teal Compliance website about the ways in which you can effectively implement a robust supervision system when we’re all working in different locations.But there are…
Coronavirus – Merging under pressure and compliance due diligence
Sadly, in these challenging times, there are firms that, for one reason or another, are finding themselves in unexpected commercial difficulties that make their longer term viability questionable.Radical reconstruction by consolidation through merger may be the only alternative to closing doors for good, with all the unsavoury knock-on consequences that…
Coronavirus – Looking at the problems in dealing with Wills
One of the questions that we have been asked several times in recent days and on which both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Law Society have recently provided guidance, is how law firms can deal with the witnessing of Wills given the impact of Coronavirus and, in particular, whether…
Ask Me Anything – Supervision Webinar
Ask Me Anything – Ask Amy Bell anything about supervision:…
Coronavirus – Practical help for law firms. The likelihood of increased criminal activity
In our series of short blogs looking at some of the many queries received from our clients through our Ask Teal service, next we consider whether criminals may use the Coronavirus situation to their advantage during this period.Question: Do you think that the “baddies” may try to use the Coronavirus…
Coronavirus – Practical help for law firms. Dealing with clients
Continuing our series of blogs looking at some of the many queries received from our clients through our Ask Teal service, we consider how to deal with clients who, whilst wanting their matter to progress as quickly as possible, drag their feet in providing information requested from them.Question: Any tips…
Coronavirus – Practical help for law firms. Dealing with the absence of key Compliance Officers
Continuing our series of blogs looking at some of the many queries received from our clients through our Ask Teal service, here we consider the Solicitor’s Regulatory Authority (SRA) likely approach to absences of key compliance staff.Question: Will the SRA look at derogations on the restriction on outsourcing key compliance…
Coronavirus – Practical help for law firms. Issues with compliance during Coronavirus and the SRA’s likely approach
Continuing our series of blogs looking at some of the many queries received from our clients through our Ask Teal service, this blog considers the Solicitor’s Regulatory Authority (SRA)’s likely approach during this period.Question: Will the SRA be more lenient with us if we are non-compliant during this period?As at…