Risk & Compliance

Articles

31 May 2017

Looking to the mid-market future

Karen Hain talks to Jean-Yves Gilg about the priorities for medium-sized law firms, including compliance, financial management, and succession planning

31 May 2017

Be proactive, not reactive about risk

Taking simple steps like ensuring all staff are aware of their compliance obligations and acting on concerns early can make a huge difference, advises Vicky Simpson

25 May 2017

Exclusive: Bott & Co litigator's 'mistake' a 'one-off', says senior partner

Firm offers clients £750 each after lawyer 'misled' them

24 May 2017

Concern over MoJ's freedom of information performance

Family lawyer says ICO's ongoing monitoring of ministry is 'worrying'

23 May 2017

Cyber threat to law firms greater than ever

Only a matter of time before all organisations are breached, experts predict

22 May 2017

Data protection, client information, and subject access requests

Jonathan Swift QC considers the lines of defence available to firms faced with a subject access request, and whether they should be treated as data controllers at all

19 May 2017

Listen to the warning bells

The SDT was kind to a conveyancer who ignored so many red flags and got off with only a moderate fine; others may not be so lucky, says Jean-Yves Gilg

19 May 2017

Leigh Day denies paying 'bribes' to Iraqi fixer

'Frustrated' partner tells tribunal not to attach 'legal meaning' to word found in email