Risk & Compliance

Articles

After the crisis: Should law firms self-impose capital adequacy standards?

William Arthur considers whether law firms should self-impose capital adequacy standards to ensure long-term financial stability

Reality check: How to risk-test strategic plans to grow your law firm

Louise Fleming discusses how to risk-test strategic plans to grow your law firm through new domestic or international offices

Sydney-based lawyer...

...Denis Manning Anderson has allegedly been caught using the identity of a dead client to access the prized Members Reserve at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Australian rules football AFL grand finals.

Embracing your law firm's risk-averse nature after the financial crisis

By Manju Manglani, Editor, Managing Partner

Prioritising privacy: Key changes to international data protection rules

Law firms and clients that are caught unaware of changes to international data protection legislation risk heavy fines, warns Rafi Azim-Khan

The profound effect of the UK's Legal Services Act on North America

By Jordan Furlong, Principal, Edge International

Paper trail

Christopher Burt considers client insolvency and the disclosure obligations on professional advisers

Protecting client data in the digital age

Recent celebrity photo leaks are a warning to law firms of the importance of cyber security, explains Eleanor Kilner