At the recent Teal Annual Conference, I spoke to the delegates about Technology in Compliance. I’d like to pose some of the questions we talked about during the session. How would your firm answer? How do your current systems and processes work for you? As a firm, are…

With just 14 working days to go until GDPR implementation day, what should you be focusing on? At our conference on 26th April, 57% of those attending said they had nearly completed all of the changes they needed to make in advance of 25th May, 4% stated that…

I recently presented at a GDPR and Cybercrime training session for a wonderful group of Fee Earners, who are members of a Barristers Chambers. During training I was asked some very interesting questions and as a group these issues were openly discussed. I was so impressed with the healthy discussions, I thought I…

Call me pedantic, but I like precision when I’m talking about compliance. Don’t get me started on 5MLD (which does not currently exist!). Yesterday I was invited to speak at the Internet of Agreements conference on Identity. I was giving the legal perspective, specifically around AML/KYC. The…

Understanding and complying with ‘adequate procedures’ as detailed in the Bribery Act legislation, was highlighted in the recent conviction of London-based Skansen Interiors Limited in March 2018. It is the first time a UK Jury has had to consider what “adequate procedures” should be for the purpose of a defence…

With less than 50 working days until GDPR takes effect on 25th May 2018, many businesses are starting to consider the ‘hot topic’ of whether their marketing lists will still be valid.  But it’s not just GDPR that needs to be considered…… Current Rules (up until 25th May 2018)…

The legal industry can be a mixture of things, both good and not so good.   People tend to focus on the things that drive them, whether it’s the bottom line of fee income, helping clients or having to make what some people may see as ruthless decisions for the success…

The Teal Compliance and Lockton Conference 2018 takes place on the 26th April 2018 in London.  With so much change afoot in the world of compliance, the theme for this year’s conference is ‘Navigating a year of change’. As a team we have all been working hard to…

I have been training in AML for 13 years. I love it, I love spreading the word, helping staff in law firms understand the risks they face, and what to look out for to try and identify someone trying to use them to launder money. Sopranos, The Wire,…

The draft Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19 will get it’s second reading in the House of Commons today, Monday 5th March 2018, moving one step closer to receiving Royal Assent.  In preparation for the second reading, the House of Commons issued a 60-page briefing paper which includes a summary of…