CPD

11. Regulation and Compliance - Recent Developments Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial

Speaker Professor Peter Camp

Course Ref:
RAC/11/29.04.10 
Date:
Thursday 29th April 2010 
Time:
2.00pm - 5.15pm Registration 1.30pm with tea and coffee 
Venue:
Denbies Suite, First Floor. Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking View on Google Maps  
CPD:
3 hours 
Cost:
£111.63 inc 17.5%VAT (SLS Members) £223.25 inc 17.5%VAT (Non-Members)  

Course outline

On 31 March 2009 amendments were made to the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct and to the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules marking the partial implementation of the Legal Services Act 2007. Further developments arising from the Act are expected in 2010 and 2011.

This seminar covers the changes made in 2009 as well as anticipating the further changes in 2010 and 2011. The topics covered will include:
•    Legal Disciplinary Practices – what has been the take up and are these for your practice?
•    Entity regulation – how has this affected the disciplinary process?
•    Office for Legal Complaints – is this any different from the Legal Complaints service?
•    Controlled Trusts – how has their abolition affected your accounting systems?
•    Authorisation for withdrawal of client money – is your practice compliant?
•    Accountant’s Reports – what has changed and what are the common reasons for qualification?
•    Alternate Business Structures – what is the timetable for implementation are how will ABSs impact on competition on the High Street?
•    Recent cases on regulation and compliance.


Standard: Intermediate/Advanced

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About the speaker(s)

Professor Peter Camp is a solicitor and is visiting Professor (Chair of Ethics) at The College of Law. He is Principal of Educational & Professional Services which provides training and consultancy services to the solicitors’ and accountants’ professions. He is a former member of the Law Society’s Editorial Board (which was responsible for the preparation of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct).

 Amongst his numerous publications are: Cordery on Solicitors (where he is responsible for sections on Financial Services and Solicitors’ Accounts); and “Solicitors and the Accounts Rules; a Compliance Handbook” published by the Law Society (2nd edition 2009). He is also author of “Companion to the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct”, 2nd edition published by the Law Society in 2009 and General Editor of the Law Society’s Legal Compliance Bulletin.


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