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SM&CR Checklist—preparing for SMF interviews This Checklist helps candidates get ready for interviews with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and/or the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) for approval to carry out a senior manager function (SMF) under the UK regulators’ Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR). Under the SM&CR, firms must seek regulatory approval when proposing to appoint someone to an SMF. During this process, the individual might be invited to interview by the regulators. Such interviews are run by a panel, featuring representatives from the regulators’ authorisations and supervisory teams. Interviews are not routine for every SMF application and, when arranged, are targeted by risk and tailored to the role. The scope and intensity of the questions will shift according to the SMF in scope, the firm’s risk profile, and the candidate’s experience. For instance, executive SMF interviews may lean more towards operational execution and decision-making, while interviews for non-executive positions (including Chairs) will typically emphasise oversight, governance, challenge and independence of judgement. In short, the interview approach is...

In this issue: New technologies Internet Advertising, marketing and sponsorship LexTalk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies General-purpose AI rules under EU AI Act start to apply on 2 August The European Commission has put the principal governance arrangements for the EU AI Act in place ahead of the 2 August 2025 implementation deadline. The European AI Board, made up of EU Member States, is now in operation. By 2 August, Member States must appoint national competent authorities to implement, oversee and enforce AI system requirements, investigate compliance, nominate notified bodies for pre-market approvals, and create regulatory sandboxes. The Commission has also set rules for a Scientific Panel of independent specialists and opened applications for both the Panel and the EU AI Act Advisory Forum. A dedicated webpage will list the designated national authorities. See: LNB News 01/08/2025 16...

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This Practice Note outlines details of the various organisations with responsibilities and interests in legal complaints handling, including the Legal Services Board (LSB), Office for Legal Complaints (OLC), Legal Ombudsman (LeO), SRA and the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP). The principal focus is LeO, which handles complaints about legal service providers. Legal Services Board The LSB, created under the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007), serves as the single, independent oversight regulator for the legal profession. It is charged with ensuring the highest standards of competence, conduct and service across the profession. The LSB has set requirements that the SRA must satisfy in relation to the complaints procedures of authorised persons. It is also responsible for appointing the chair and members of the OLC, which administers the LeO complaints scheme. The LSB does not handle complaints about lawyers and cannot intervene in any complaint or dispute. For more information on the LSB, see Practice Note: Legal Services Board. Office for Legal Complaints The OLC is an...

There are six principal regulatory bodies focused specifically on the regulation of solicitors’ practices. They are: Legal Services Board (LSB) Law Society/Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) Legal Services Consumer Panel Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) Legal Ombudsman (LeO) Some operate solely in relation to solicitors and SRA-authorised law firms, whilst others encompass additional providers of legal services, such as barristers, legal executives and licensed conveyancers. This Practice Note sets out the remit of, and the links between, these six core regulatory bodies. For information on other relevant regulatory and governmental bodies that are not specifically concerned with the legal profession, see Practice Note: Other regulatory bodies—regulation of solicitors. Legal Services Board Before the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007), a range of independent legal bodies delivered aspects of regulation across different segments of the legal market, eg the Law Society (solicitors), ILEX Professional Standards Board (legal executives), and the Bar Council (barristers). These organisations...

The (LSB) is the sole independent oversight regulator of the legal profession and sector in England and Wales. It does not directly regulate individual lawyers and, in most circumstances, will not directly regulate firms. Mandate and structure The LSB acts as the overarching regulator for legal services in England and Wales. Created by the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007), it has been fully operational since January 2010. It is independent of government and of the legal profession, although it is funded by the profession via a levy on secondary regulators such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The LSB must include a lay chairman, a chief executive, and seven to ten ordinary members. A majority of the ordinary members are required to be lay persons. Its primary mandate is to ensure that regulation across the legal services sector serves the public interest and puts consumers’ interests at the centre of the system...