SRA appoints new Director of Education and Training
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed Julie Swan as Director of Education and Training, a role which will include leading the ongoing delivery of the SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Examination). Julie will succeed the present incumbent, Julie Brannan who leaves in June this year after a hugely successful period in this important position. Julie has […]
Today’s Wills and Probate welcomes Movewise as new partner
Today’s Wills and Probate continues to go from strength to strength in providing daily news, industry insight and best practice content for its growing readership. It now achieves c. 35,000 page views every month with the subscriber readership now in excess of 4,000. Since its launch in 2017, the publication has uniquely championed the regulated […]
How UWOs help in the fight against money laundering
Unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) were introduced four years ago to help tackle the problem of money laundering by high-net worth individuals, often with foreign and political connections. The concept of recovery of criminal proceeds has persisted in the UK for some time. Tools such as a civil recovery order have been available and commonly used […]
