Risk & Compliance

Articles

22 Mar 2016

The SQE and firms' recruitment

Mark Stobbs, former director of legal policy, The Law Society

2 Mar 2016

Snoopers' Charter is a 'rush job', says Bar

IP Bill could be used to listen in on legal advice for disputes against the government

25 Feb 2016

Barrister gender and ethnicity under regulator's spotlight

BSB complaints-handling process not discriminatory but might favour women, report finds

9 Feb 2016

When should a report be qualified?

SRA directions on common breaches of the Accounts Rules have been sparse at best, so solicitors and reporting accountants will welcome new guidance, says Simon Sheppard

8 Feb 2016

Reducing the blur

Peter Rogers considers the line of cases where solicitors are said to have been under a duty to give business, rather than legal advice

8 Feb 2016

Cyber vulnerability - minimising the risk

Ashley Roughton provides practical advice on how law firms can take steps to reduce the risk of cyber attackers stealing information

8 Feb 2016

Navigating human error

Guy Hirst explains the processes industries like aviation and healthcare use to manage the risk of human error

8 Feb 2016

Damage control

Mike Willis provides examples of lessons we can learn from times when things have gone badly wrong for law firms