Scaling our culture of operating responsibly, sustainably and with integrity is essential to the longterm success of the Group.
The Group is governed by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority and its own rigorous approach to conducting its business to the highest standards.
Knights has a rigorous ‘Know Your Client’ process to ensure that its business is not used as a conduit for the proceeds of crime, terrorism or money-laundering. The Group conducts thorough audits on clients’ background before working with them, and its dedicated, independent in-house compliance teams rigorously monitor all work being conducted throughout the business on an ongoing basis. For example, our regulator found in a recent audit that our anti money laundering processes were “robust, comprehensive and well informed”.
All colleagues receive mandatory compliance training during the onboarding process and are required to refresh this every year, with over 3,400 hours of refresher training delivered in FY21.
Anti-Bribery and Corruption
Knights is committed to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and compliance with all relevant laws wherever it does business. The Group does not tolerate any form of bribery or corruption and requires all individuals working for it to comply with anti-bribery and corruption laws and ethical standards.
Whistleblowing
All employees of Knights should feel able to raise concerns about any safety, legal or ethical issues. If they feel unable to report these concerns to a manager, the Group also provides a anonymous whistleblowing process, which is detailed on its intranet.
Modern Slavery
The Group has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery anywhere in its supply chain and a full copy of its policy is detailed on its website.