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Preventing a repeat of Dreamvar

Dreamvar – more than a year on …….. so, what has changed? It’s likely most conveyancers will shudder when they hear the name Dreamvar. It’s the case that changed the

Conflict checking – Are law firms getting it right?

Having worked in several different law firms over the past 10 years, it has been interesting to see how each firm has dealt with conflict checking differently. Many medium to

The ICO has teeth, and is not afraid to use them!

So, we all knew that the ICO had been equipped with a fine set of gnashers by the GDPR and DPA legislation. What we didn’t know was what it would

Ark Group Conference Panel

I attended the Ark Group Annual AML Conference in London yesterday to speak on the panel about the challenges for MLROs who are also fee earners in their firm. The

Price Transparency: An opportunity not to be missed!

As part of the recently launched Teal Compliance Officer Training Programme, I ran a webinar session running through all the requirements in relation to Price Transparency and the impact it

Teal Tales: Consent for missing CDD information

We get many calls from firms who have unusual compliance queries. They are my favourite calls! Today’s tale is a common one, and the issue it raises is a common

Mindful policies

This morning I was looking at a post on LinkedIn which generated a lot of comments and interest. The post is about a mobile phone policy which a content marketing

EU-US Privacy Shield and Brexit – What you need to know

After a turbulent few months, the Privacy Shield was re-approved by the EU Commission at the end of last year and with Brexit looming, if you are a Privacy Shield

Ten point plan for IDD compliance

This may appeal to those of you who like me are a little lost when someone talks to you about the Insurance Distribution Directive. Let’s start from the basics, The

GDPR six months on……

It’s been six months since GDPR came into effect on 25th May. Despite the Y2K like panic in the run up to May, the world did not come crashing down