Compliance Officers Virtual Conference 2025

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Speakers

• Alexandra Jones, Director of AML, SRA (chair)
• Mandeep Sandhu, Head of AML Proactive Supervision, SRA
• Paul Saunders, Solicitor and Managing Director of Amity Law and Legal Eye

Resources

• Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report 2024-25
• AML information and guidance
• AML Basics
• AML common questions
• Explaining AML to your clients

Speakers

• Richard Silver, Policy Associate, SRA (Chair)
• Luci Henderson, Head of Regulatory Management, SRA
• Dan Kayne, Founder, O Shaped
• Jonathan White, Head of Professional Ethics, SRA

Resources

• Upholding Professional Ethics
• Guidance, acting with integrity
• Guidance, acting without honesty
• Guidance, maintaining trust in the profession
• Guidance, creating a proper working environment

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Speakers

• Patrick Bolster, Deputy Executive Director of Resources, SRA (Chair)
• Julie Swan, Director of Education and Training, SRA 
• Sian Saunders, Partner/Solicitor, Whetham & Green
• Kerry Gilbert, Early Careers Manager - Apprentices, TLT LLP

Resources

• SQE route
• Solicitor apprenticeships (Skills England)
• Solicitor Apprentice performance
• SQE assessment
• Employers and qualifying work experience
  

Speakers

• Benedict Fisher, Deputy Executive Director - Strategy, Innovation and External Affairs, SRA (Chair)
• Justine Allen, Ethics Team Manager, SRA
• Nimi Bruce, Deputy Executive Director of Investigations and Enforcement, SRA
• Kisha Punchihewa, Deputy General Counsel, SRA
• Jenny Sharma, Ethics Adviser, SRA

Resources

• Guidance, conflicts of interest
• Guidance, putting matters right

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Speakers

• Alexandra Jones, Director of Anti-money Laundering, SRA (Chair)
• Ray Blake, Presenter, The Dark Money Files
• Mandeep Sandhu, Head of AML Proactive Supervision, SRA
• Emma Williams, Director of Risk and Compliance, Global Head of AML,
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Economic Crime Task Force member 

Resources

• AML information and guidance
• Source of Funds FAQs
• National and Sectoral Risk Assessments
• Client information sheet

Speakers

• Alex Magloire, Chief of Staff, SRA (Chair)
• Daniela Mahapatra, Deputy Director, NWSSP Legal & Risk Services
• Richard Williams, Policy Manager, SRA

Resources

• Understanding your continuing competence requirements
• Statement of solicitor competence
• Learning and development template

Speakers

• Patrick Bolster, Deputy Executive Director of Resources, SRA (Chair) 
  Jane Allan, Ethics Team Manager, SRA
• Sarah Bevan, Ethics Team Manager, SRA
• Ross Prince, Partner, Crowe UK LLP
• Ian Johnson, Hazlewoods LLP and Institute of Legal and Financial Management

Resources

• Guidance, client accounting records
• Warning notice, use of the client account as a bank account
• Case studies, use of the client account as a bank account
• Guidance, withdrawing client balances
• Guidance, planning for your accountants' report
• Guidance, third-party-managed accounts

Speakers

• Simon Wall, Director of HR & OD, SRA (Chair)
• Nimi Bruce, Deputy Executive Director of Investigations and Enforcement, SRA
• Ben Davis, Head of Thematic Risk, SRA
• Harriet Gamper, Director of Consumer Policy and Engagement, SRA

Resources

• High-volume consumer claims
• How can the high-volume consumer claims market work better for consumers?
• High-volume consumer claims thematic review