Risk & Compliance

Articles

23 May 2012

Screening clients: How to decide if you should act for a client

George Wilkinson, risk partner at Ashfords, explores the questions to ask when taking on new clients

17 May 2012

Upward view: Why law firms need non-executive directors

David von Simson, managing partner at Europa Partners, considers how non-executive directors can bring financial stability to law firms

14 May 2012

The Olympics: IP infringement, anti bribery and staying open for business

By Neil May, Executive Manager, Hogan Lovells

4 May 2012

Editor's blog | When 'no' means 'not unless'

It is a subtle difference between 'no' and 'not unless', which is potentially measured in thousands of pounds. In the case of Gary Minkin, it meant £5,500 in solicitors' fees and possibly three times as much in assessment costs.

4 May 2012

The dark side: Trends in antisocial behaviour in law firm partnerships

Ben Rigby and Alex Aldridge explore the prevalence of antisocial behaviour in partnerships

24 Apr 2012

Compliance toolkit: How to ensure compliance with outcomes-focused regulation

UK firms are at risk of overcorrecting their systems to comply with outcomes-focused regulation, says Jane Jarman of Nottingham Law School

20 Apr 2012

US law firms should look to the future and embrace non-lawyer ownership

By Michael Angelides, Managing Shareholder, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd

18 Apr 2012

Business as unusual: Business continuity during the Olympics

Nick Brook, head of facilities management at Mills & Reeve, explores how to tackle the business challenges posed by the 2012 Olympics