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About Assessment Legal
Assessment Legal was formed by Tim Prior and Paul Wilkinson to create a Best Practice Standard. This quality standard was adopted by LEAP and is known as the LEAP Best Practice Standard for Conveyancing. To date over 3,000 remote audits have been conducted by our team of experienced compliance auditors for LEAP Software.
Latest Posts
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SRA Faces Enforcement Over Mishandling of Axiom Ince
According to an article by the Law Gazette, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) faces historic enforcement action by the Legal Services Board (LSB) following its mishandling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince. An independent review found the SRA’s actions were inadequate and ineffective, with failures in oversight leading to the loss of…
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SDT Budget Set to Rise by 25% Amid Surge in Disciplinary Cases
According to Legal Futures, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is set for a 25% budget increase in 2025, rising from £2.5 million to £3.1 million, in response to a spike in cases referred by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This funding boost, sourced from practising fees paid by solicitors, will support an expected 300 sitting…
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Family Lawyers can face Criminal Liability
The World Uyghur Congress Case Court of Appeal June 2024 Family lawyers need to be aware of the risk of unintentionally receiving criminal property as payment for legal fees, particularly after the judgement handed down in June 2024 in the Court of Appeal decision in R (World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA…
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Officers Uncover £55 Million Laundered through Chinese Underground Banking Channels in the UK
The Metropolitan Police released an article in August 2024, detailing a successful persecution of seven members of a criminal Chinese underground banking group by British police forces. Following an operation that spanned more than three years, a money laundering network operating through Chinese underground banking channels has been dismantled. The group, which laundered over £55…
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Lawyers Condemn the SRA’s Increased Fining Powers
In September 2024, a growing number of legal professionals have voiced strong opposition to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposed plans to drastically increase its fining powers. Several prominent legal bodies, including the City of London Law Society, have already raised alarms, branding the proposals as unnecessary, confusing, and potentially unlawful. The Birmingham Law Society’s…
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SDT Budget Set to Rise by 25% Amid Surge in Disciplinary Cases
According to Legal Futures, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is set for a 25% budget increase in 2025, rising from £2.5 million to £3.1 million, in response to a spike in cases referred by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This funding boost, sourced from practising fees paid by solicitors, will support an expected 300 sitting…
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SRA Faces Enforcement Over Mishandling of Axiom Ince
According to an article by the Law Gazette, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) faces historic enforcement action by the Legal Services Board (LSB) following its mishandling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince. An independent review found the SRA’s actions were inadequate and ineffective, with failures in oversight leading to the loss of…
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Family Lawyers can face Criminal Liability
The World Uyghur Congress Case Court of Appeal June 2024 Family lawyers need to be aware of the risk of unintentionally receiving criminal property as payment for legal fees, particularly after the judgement handed down in June 2024 in the Court of Appeal decision in R (World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA…
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Officers Uncover £55 Million Laundered through Chinese Underground Banking Channels in the UK
The Metropolitan Police released an article in August 2024, detailing a successful persecution of seven members of a criminal Chinese underground banking group by British police forces. Following an operation that spanned more than three years, a money laundering network operating through Chinese underground banking channels has been dismantled. The group, which laundered over £55…
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Lawyers Condemn the SRA’s Increased Fining Powers
In September 2024, a growing number of legal professionals have voiced strong opposition to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposed plans to drastically increase its fining powers. Several prominent legal bodies, including the City of London Law Society, have already raised alarms, branding the proposals as unnecessary, confusing, and potentially unlawful. The Birmingham Law Society’s…
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Family Lawyers can face Criminal Liability
The World Uyghur Congress Case Court of Appeal June 2024 Family lawyers need to be aware of the risk of unintentionally receiving criminal property as payment for legal fees, particularly after the judgement handed down in June 2024 in the Court of Appeal decision in R (World Uyghur Congress) v National Crime Agency [2024] EWCA…
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SRA Faces Enforcement Over Mishandling of Axiom Ince
According to an article by the Law Gazette, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) faces historic enforcement action by the Legal Services Board (LSB) following its mishandling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince. An independent review found the SRA’s actions were inadequate and ineffective, with failures in oversight leading to the loss of…
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SDT Budget Set to Rise by 25% Amid Surge in Disciplinary Cases
According to Legal Futures, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) is set for a 25% budget increase in 2025, rising from £2.5 million to £3.1 million, in response to a spike in cases referred by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). This funding boost, sourced from practising fees paid by solicitors, will support an expected 300 sitting…
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Officers Uncover £55 Million Laundered through Chinese Underground Banking Channels in the UK
The Metropolitan Police released an article in August 2024, detailing a successful persecution of seven members of a criminal Chinese underground banking group by British police forces. Following an operation that spanned more than three years, a money laundering network operating through Chinese underground banking channels has been dismantled. The group, which laundered over £55…
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Lawyers Condemn the SRA’s Increased Fining Powers
In September 2024, a growing number of legal professionals have voiced strong opposition to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposed plans to drastically increase its fining powers. Several prominent legal bodies, including the City of London Law Society, have already raised alarms, branding the proposals as unnecessary, confusing, and potentially unlawful. The Birmingham Law Society’s…
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