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STR, Unclaimed Moneys, Accountant's Report and PDPA Registers

VYROX Wiki · Updated 23 September 2026 · https://www.vyrox.com/wiki/lawserva-statutory-registers

The Registers in LawServa are the four statutory books a Malaysian law firm keeps and must be able to produce on demand: the STR Register for suspicious transaction reports, Unclaimed Moneys for client balances nobody has claimed, the Accountant's Report pack for the firm's appointed accountant, and the PDPA Register for personal data requests, consents, transfers, breaches and the Data Protection Officer. They are used by compliance officers, partners and accounts staff.

Before You Start

All four registers sit behind the Registers row under Compliance, each as its own tab. Each has its own permission, so most people see only some of them. The row appears if you can open at least one.

LawServa records what your firm has done. It does not decide whether a transaction is suspicious, whether money is unclaimed, or whether a breach must be notified. Those are decisions for the responsible person in the firm.

STR Register

The STR Register holds suspicious transaction reports raised in the firm. Only the firm's designated compliance officers and its partners can read it. The screen names the current compliance officers at the top; the designation is made by a partner under Firm Management.

Warning

Never mention a report to the client or to anyone who does not need to know. The register names the file the suspicion arose on, even where that file is screened by a confidentiality wall, so it can show a matter you cannot otherwise open. It does not open the file itself.

Raising a Report

  1. Open Registers under Compliance, then STR Register.
  2. Press New Report. The Raise a Report dialog opens.
  3. Choose the Client and Matter it concerns.
  4. Enter a short Subject.
  5. Under What Was Observed, record what was seen, when, and why it looked suspicious.
  6. Press Save Report.

Where your firm has AI switched on, the assistant can write your note up as grounds of suspicion. You must read and correct it, because the report is made in your name.

Updating a Report

  1. Press Review on the report's row.
  2. Change the Status: Open, Under Review, Filed with the Authorities, or Closed, No Action.
  3. When filing, enter the Date Reported and the BNM / FIU Reference. These are written once and do not change afterwards.
  4. To close a report with no action, give the reason in Notes.
  5. Press Save.

If a further report was made, record it under Date of Supplementary Report and Supplementary Reference. Every change appears under History on the report.

Unclaimed Moneys

Unclaimed Moneys helps you review client balances that have sat untouched, for the year ended 31 December.

  1. Open the Unclaimed Moneys tab and choose the year with Show Year.
  2. Under Balances to Review, press Review on a balance.
  3. Answer Is This Unclaimed Moneys? If it is, enter the Date the Money Became Payable to the Client. If not, give the reason in Why Not, or Any Note, such as the file still being live.
  4. Press Record Decision.
  5. Once the money has been paid out of client account to the Registrar, press Link Payment and choose the Payment to the Registrar.
  6. When the year's lodgement is done, press Mark Lodged.

Warning

Once a year's register has been lodged, it can no longer be changed.

Accountant's Report

The Accountant's Report tab gathers, for any period, the books your firm's appointed accountant asks for.

  1. Open the Accountant's Report tab.
  2. Enter From and To and press Show Period.
  3. Press Download PDF for the whole pack as one A4 document, or Print.

The pack contains:

  • Bills Delivered Book, Office Receipts on Bills Delivered and Credit Notes
  • Client Bank Balance at the end of the period
  • Client Account Receipts and Payments
  • Costs Taken from Client Account
  • Client Ledger Balances at the end of the period
  • Client Account Reconciliations
  • Shortfalls and Misallocations Recorded in the Period
  • an Integrity Statement

The figures come straight from the client account and billing records, so a clean pack depends on posting and reconciling as you go.

PDPA Register

The PDPA Register keeps the firm's personal data records in five sections. Choose a section at the top, then press its button to add an entry.

SectionButtonWhat It Holds
RequestsRecord RequestData access, correction, consent withdrawal and limit processing requests, when they were received and what the firm did
ConsentsRecord ConsentWhat each person agreed the firm may do with their data, and any withdrawal
TransfersRecord TransferPersonal data sent outside Malaysia, to whom and on what basis
BreachesRecord BreachSecurity breaches, their severity, containment, and who was notified and when
OfficerRecord OfficerThe firm's Data Protection Officer and when the Commissioner was told

On each entry you can use Answer Request to record the outcome of a request, Withdraw to record a withdrawn consent, Record Notice to record that the Commissioner or the people affected were notified, and End Appointment when an officer steps down.

Important

Recording a notice states that the Commissioner was actually told on that date. Only record it once the notification has been made.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Can See the STR Register?

Only the firm's designated compliance officers and its partners. It is hidden from everyone else, including the fee earner on the file.

Can I Change the Date an STR Was Filed?

No. The filing date and reference are written once. A later report is recorded as a supplementary report.

Where Does the Accountant's Report Get Its Figures?

From the client account, billing and reconciliation records already in LawServa for the period you choose.

Does LawServa Tell Me When a PDPA Request Is Due?

Yes. Each request shows when it is due, based on when it was received.

Related Guides

  • Compliance, Reports and Automations
  • Client Account and Bank Reconciliation
  • Conflict Check and Sanctions Screening
  • Firm Management, Staff and Access