Verify 365 and Actionstep streamlining AML checks for solicitors
Specialist digital ID and Anti Money Laundering (AML) technology provider Verify 365 has announced a strategic partnership with Actionstep, the world’s first true cloud-based practice management system. Law firms that use Actionstep software can now seamlessly verify clients and undertake AML, source of funds and ID checks by using an integrated Verify 365 “tech-stack” within […]
LSB launches consultation on draft business plan for 2023/24
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on its draft business plan and budget for 2023/24 to drive forward its ambition to deliver a legal services market that better meets society’s needs. Covering the third year of their Reshaping Legal Services strategy, the plan sets out our planned work for April 2023 […]
Lord chief justice tells lawyers not to stand for rude judges
The lord chief justice has reminded lawyers to raise complaints if they feel a judge was rude, and to do this sooner rather than later. Lord Burnett of Maldon was asked at the Bar Council’s conference what should a barrister should do if they believe a judge has behaved inappropriately, to which the lord chief […]
