Risk & Compliance

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Overstepping the mark

Solicitors should proceed with care when considering whether to embark on proceedings involving allegations of fraud, warns Eleanor Kilner

Raising the bar for AML and KYC due diligence

The newly appointed attorney general, Jeremy Wight, confirmed at the recent Cambridge Symposium on economic crime that new proposals were being assessed to widen criminal liability for businesses.

Risk maturity: Adapting risk management systems to new threats

Peter Bennett reveals how he is evolving the risk management system which saved his firm £3m in PII premiums

Storage wars

To avoid unnecessary costs, firms should have clear policies in place for the storage of client documents, says Bryan Shacklady

Keeping yourself safe in changing times – Bitcoin and other new initiatives

By Tracey Calvert, Oakalls Consultancy Limited

Briefless…

…and anonymous French lawyer has been suspended after appearing in court wearing nothing under his legal robes.

Simplifying the accounts rules

Solicitors should take the opportunity of obtaining added value from accountants' reports, advises Jennifer Williamson

Risk management should be higher up the agenda of all law firms

By Guy Vincent, Consultant, Bircham Dyson Bell