Risk & Compliance

Articles

14 Mar 2013

Complaints | How to manage goodwill gestures

Offering the occasional freebie to a loyal client can help to cement valuable relationships but accidentally billing for it will have the opposite effect, says Eleanor Kilner

13 Mar 2013

Pressure gauge: Why your law firm needs stress tests

Stress testing can help you to anticipate and manage threats ?to your firm's financial stability, says Frank Maher

1 Mar 2013

ABS countdown | Iceberg Ahoy

The two most important legal regulators are set to collide over a significant regulatory issue, and Stuart Bushell can't see a change of course

19 Feb 2013

Spotting weaknesses: Why your law firm needs a risk audit

A risk audit can be valuable in determining whether your legal practice will be sustainable and profitable in future, says Tom Berman

19 Feb 2013

Practice management | Shifting the balance on residual client accounts

Residual client balances can be time consuming but are the kind of process that technology can help address efficiently and a prime example of how firms can reduce their compliance burden, says Richard Buckle

15 Feb 2013

Complaints | The perils of predictive emailing

Eleanor Kilner advises on the remedial and preventative measures firms should take when faced with accidentally emailing the wrong recipient

12 Feb 2013

Negligence action against Slaughter and May can go ahead

Property company's claim within limitation period, High Court rules

11 Feb 2013

QC convicted of £600,000 VAT fraud

Silk claimed to be 'extremely poor' at paperwork