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Law firm compliance quick check

Rapid compliance audit for law firms: SRA authorisation, practising certificates, PII, client accounts, AML, complaints procedure, price transparency, and the annual declaration.

Professional & Financial Services Running a Business Updated 3 September 2026
references 4 guides

Authorisation and practising certificates

Confirm your SRA authorisation is current and all fee earners hold valid practising certificates for the current practising year.

SRA authorisation for your law firm

Check authorisation status and renewal requirements

Insurance and client accounts

Verify PII meets SRA Minimum Terms and Conditions and covers all current practice areas. If you hold client money, confirm reconciliations are up to date and the accountant's report deadline is diarised.

Professional indemnity insurance

Confirm cover meets SRA minimum terms for the current indemnity period

Client money and SRA Accounts Rules

Verify client account reconciliation and accountant's report status

AML, complaints, and price transparency

Check your firm-wide AML risk assessment is reviewed and current. Confirm your complaints procedure is published and clients are informed at engagement. Verify price transparency information is published on your website for all services required by the SRA Transparency Rules.

Annual compliance checklist for law firms

Full checklist covering AML, complaints, and transparency obligations

Annual declaration and breach reporting

Confirm your firm's annual declaration has been submitted through mySRA and that any serious breaches have been reported promptly. Review any material breaches logged since the last declaration and check that remedial actions are documented.

Annual compliance checklist

Covers the annual declaration and breach reporting obligations