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In May 2022, the Fair Business Banking and Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) published a joint Economic Crime Manifesto. The statement sets out a “comprehensive list of pragmatic reforms” designed to tackle the UK’s dirty money crisis and stop Russian oligarchs, criminals, kleptocrats and wrongdoers who have been using London to hide …

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The UK is flush with Russian cash, with the nature in which this money was obtained being corrupt. Indeed, the National Crime Agency has estimated that at least £100 billion of laundered capital floods through the UK each year. In April 2022, after being rushed through the Commons, the UK finally passed the Economic Crime …

Ditching the UK’s Corrupt Money Read More »

We are thrilled to have made it to the Legal Supplier of the Year shortlist in the British Conveyancing Awards 2022! We work hard to constantly develop and innovate to ensure we bring the very best client onboarding solution to the industry. To be recognised is simply brilliant! Update – We WON! 🥂🥂 The British …

Minerva Shortlisted For Legal Supplier of the Year Read More »

Minerva is thrilled to be sponsoring the Customer Service Champion award for the second year running in the 2022 awards.  A perfect fit With pretty much two years of hard work (and that is more than the usual!) that Conveyancers have had in 2020 and 2021, it only seems fitting that, a company that prides …

Minerva sponsor Customer Service Champion Category in 2022 British Conveyancing Awards Read More »

A solicitor’s undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something, make something happen, or desist from doing something. Breaking a solicitors undertaking is serious stuff and can result in severe consequences for the promise-breaker. Not least because the High Court has supervisory jurisdiction over solicitors. As such, aggrieved solicitors can apply to the …

When is an undertaking not a solicitor’s undertaking? Read More »

Legal Intelligent client onboarding solution provider, Minerva, continuously strives to seek out like-minded partners who integrate seamlessly to provide service excellence and revolutionise the experience of both law firms and their clients. In a bid to find brilliant partnerships that provide law firms with everything they need to run their business effectively, efficiently, and compliantly, …

Minerva partners with UK’s top business software provider Read More »

As part of the current Anti Money Laundering (AML) Regulations, most law firms need to carry out an independent audit to establish the adequacy and effectiveness of their AML policies, controls, and procedures.  So, what do you need to know about Reg 21 of the AML Regs? Why have the regulations changed? The UK is …

Make sure your law firm adheres to Reg 21 of the AML Regs Read More »

Intelligent  legal client onboarding solution provider, Minerva, has joined forces with a compatible smart legal software provider, Osprey, to offer a suite of flexible tools to enhance law firm’s service offering and exceed their customer expectations. Developed by LFS, it is Minerva’s quest to partner with experts in the legal field who can add further …

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