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£1.2m stolen from client accounts: jailed solicitor case sends stark warning to UK law firms

Naomi Grossman

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What’s changing in SMCR? The FCA’s senior manager reforms and the Financial Services Bill

The FCA’s SMCR Phase 1 changes take effect across 2026, with deeper legislative reform expected through a new Financial Services Bill.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

AML, AML for law firms, Law firms, Legal sector

AML is changing. Do law firms have to?

A deep dive into the April AML Core Group where the focus was on why law firms can’t afford to sit on the sidelines

Naomi Grossman

Scottish bribery conviction exposes compliance risks in a system without DPAs

Scottish bribery conviction highlights weak compliance oversight and the higher risk of enforcement without DPAs.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

UK cracks down on illegal crypto trading in sweeping London raids

Landmark FCA operation exposes major AML risks as authorities dismantle unregistered peer-to-peer networks enabling illicit finance

Naomi Grossman

China’s new crackdown on supply chain due diligence

China’s new supply chain rules restrict due diligence and increase enforcement risk, creating direct conflicts with Western compliance obligations.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

When compliance failures become criminal: What the Lafarge judgment means for business

Lafarge’s conviction shows how sanctions failures can become criminal risk. Here are the key lessons for compliance teams.

Sara Henna Dahan

IBM’s $17m settlement for unlawful DEI: How to avoid a False Claims Act violation

IBM’s $17m DEI settlement shows how diversity programmes can trigger discrimination risk under the False Claims Act, especially for federal contractors.

Nick Henderson-Mayo

Compliance, eLearning, neurodiversity

Neurodiversity in the workplace: 35% of managers lack confidence on reasonable adjustments as tribunal claims surge

New VinciWorks survey finds 35% of managers lack confidence on neurodiversity workplace adjustments as tribunal claims rise 95%. What does this mean for employers?

Asha Purohit

EU moves to rein in ChatGPT

The Digital Services Act decision could make AI a regulated platform and reshape compliance for UK businesses

Naomi Grossman

AML, AML for law firms, Law firms, Legal sector

AML is changing. Do law firms have to?

In this quarter’s VinciWorks AML Core Group meeting, there was a perceptible shift in tone. The AML Core

Naomi Grossman

Scottish bribery conviction exposes compliance risks in a system without DPAs

A recent conviction at Edinburgh Sheriff Court has provided a clear and detailed example of how bribery offences

Nick Henderson-Mayo

UK cracks down on illegal crypto trading in sweeping London raids

The FCA has moved into a new phase of crypto regulation with coordinated raids on eight illegal peer-to-peer

Naomi Grossman

China’s new crackdown on supply chain due diligence

China’s latest intervention into supply chain regulation marks a major new risk for multinationals with Chinese exposure in

Nick Henderson-Mayo

When compliance failures become criminal: What the Lafarge judgment means for business

A French court has found the cement group Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism and breaching sanctions after the

Sara Henna Dahan

IBM’s $17m settlement for unlawful DEI: How to avoid a False Claims Act violation

The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement with IBM after allegations of a False Claims Act

Nick Henderson-Mayo

Compliance, eLearning, neurodiversity

Neurodiversity in the workplace: 35% of managers lack confidence on reasonable adjustments as tribunal claims surge

The Employment Rights Act increases scrutiny on how employers support their workforce in practice, including neurodivergent staff, and

Asha Purohit

EU moves to rein in ChatGPT

The European Commission is currently assessing whether ChatGPT should be formally classified as a Very Large Online Search

Naomi Grossman

HE/FE risks £500,000 fines for free speech violations from April 2027

The education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

Nick Henderson-Mayo

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