Risk & Compliance

Articles

Five solicitors sanctioned by SDT for failing to close businesses properly

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal dishes out over £50K in fines and costs in April to practitioners who failed to follow correct procedure

Managing suppliers: Get the best value from your legal technology providers

Take the lead with supplier relationships because leaving it to chance could result in your downfall, warns Richard Hodkinson

Cobwebs and skeletons: Cast light on your law firm's real culture

Firms that audit their cultures are best placed to recruit and retain the best legal talent, say Stephen Gould, Stephen Lucas and Russell Davis

Communicating business risks to inform decision making

By Louise Fleming, Partner, Aretai Consulting

Anticipating risk: Create your own e-learning compliance programmes

E-learning programmes are effective compliance tools and can strengthen client relationships, says Lars Lindencrone Petersen

Bar Standards Board calls for new regulatory powers

BSB demands same controls as other legal regulators to ensure consumer safety

Solicitor convicted of providing illegal immigration advice

Court hears detailed evidence of the trail of destruction towards vulnerable people

Regulatory risk

Regulatory due diligence is often overlooked by firms, but the risk of non-compliance can be severe, says Michelle Garlick