‘We’re not looking to catch you out’ says FCA in latest update on AML supervision takeover
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has assured the legal community it is “not looking to catch you out” where firms are “ trying to do the right thing” in a speech delivered by executive director of enforcement and market oversight, Steve Smart at the Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2026. In a transfer of powers, […]
Collaboration offers clients trauma-informed legal support
Family law firm Burgess Mee has launched a collaboration with an experienced psychotherapist to offer clients integrated trauma-informed legal and therapeutic support. Fiona Forsyth, a former family solicitor herself, is working with Burgess Mee to offer clients support at key stages in the family law process, from preparing for financial disclosure, mediation or court hearings to […]
Knowledge Transfer Partnership enables firm to build in-house client portal
Atwells Solicitors has used a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop a new client client portal, appointing the architect as a new permanent associate KTPs are offered via a UK-wide programme connecting businesses with academic or technical experts, in order to drive innovation or strategic growth. Under the KTP programme, senior software engineer, Sriteja Chilkamarri, […]
Law Society urges kinship care review to include legal aid
Legal aid must include family members and friends who step in to care for children when their parents cannot, the Law Society of England and Wales has said. Welcoming the Law Commission’s review of kinship care as an opportunity to simply the system many families find difficult to navigate, The Law Society said changing the […]
Profile: Marjha Golding-Evans, partner at IMD Solicitors
Marjha Golding-Evans is a partner in IMD’s Family Law team with almost 20 years of dedicated family law experience. She advises high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, farming families and landowners on complex family and financial matters. What was your career path to your current role? I didn’t come from a family of lawyers and […]