Small law practices and privacy law: the impact of Tranche 2 AML/CTF reforms
AML/CTF Reporting Entities will also have privacy obligations
By Carol Prasad - 5 min readAML/CTF Reporting Entities will also have privacy obligations
By Carol Prasad - 5 min readWhat exactly does ‘knowing your client’ entail, and how is this practically achieved?
By Katherine Lau - 8 min readFrom 1 July 2026, helping to combat money laundering and terrorism financing will become a legislated responsibility for legal practices that provide a designated service.
By The Law Society of New South Wales - 2 min readAct now and get ahead of the curve: AML/CTF obligations will extend to gatekeeper professions such as lawyers, from 1 July 2026.
By Carol Prasad - 6 min readAn Australian practising certificate (PC) issued by the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Council) is subject to various conditions imposed by…
By The Professional Support Unit - 4 min readThis question may have recently crossed your mind. Well, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. Queries of this nature are becoming…
By Katherine Lau - 5 min readA summary of interstate disciplinary decisions involving solicitors.
By Legal Regulation Department - 1 min readA summary of recent decisions by the Professional Conduct Committee
By Legal Regulation Department - 5 min readSummaries of recent NCAT decisions concerning solicitors.
By Legal Regulation Department - 8 min readA review of Section 174 (3) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law
By Chris Wall and Nick Satouris - 8 min readLawyer wellbeing has been a particular focus for the Law Society this year.
By Paul Monaghan and Elli Balafas - 4 min readThis article is the first in a two-part series designed to provide an overview of file ownership.
By Dora Chan and Carol Prasad - 5 min read