Risk & Compliance

Articles

1 Feb 2013

Last word | DIY SOS

Catherine Burtinshaw is unimpressed by the SRA's do-it-yourself approach to regulation

1 Feb 2013

Sharing responsibilities

The SRA's new compliance processes haven't been universally well received, but Matthew Tasker believes they provide an opportunity to improve practice management

1 Feb 2013

X-raying matters: How to improve matter risk management

Peter Bennett shares how he developed a matter-level risk management system which saved his firm £3m in PI premiums

30 Jan 2013

Lock and key: Data protection and governance in the cloud

David Whelan explores the challenges of safeguarding and governing data stored in the cloud

30 Jan 2013

Data leaks: How to test your firm's data protection systems

Sheila Pancholi and David Morris reveal how to perform a maintenance check of your firm's data protection systems

18 Jan 2013

OFT attacks complexity of legal complaints process

One third of dissatisfied clients do not understand how to complain

18 Jan 2013

Complaints | The dangers of a paperless office

Destroying printed documents as part of your firm's paperless drive can land you in trouble with clients, ?say

14 Jan 2013

Should you advise on the commercial aspects of a transaction?

Solicitors may not have a duty to advise sophisticated clients about the 'commercial aspects of a transaction but the position is not so clear with 'less savvy ones, say Philip Murrin and Tom Pangbourne