Risk & Compliance

Articles

16 Apr 2012

Professional negligence update

Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies review the scope of a solicitor's duty, issues surrounding the termination of a retainer and the practicalities of running a professional negligence claim

12 Apr 2012

Crisis of confidence: Data protection issues for law firms in the EU

Firms in the EU are at higher risk of incurring penalties for failing to protect client data, warn Andrew Horrocks and Charlotte Worlock of Clyde & Co

3 Apr 2012

Dennison loses appeal against striking off by High Court

Anthony Dennison, partner at Dennison Greer solicitors in Manchester, has lost his appeal against the High Court's decision to strike him off.

2 Apr 2012

Lawyers to be named and shamed before complaint resolved

Lawyers could be named and shamed even before a complaint against them has been decided under new proposals unveiled today by the Legal Ombudsman.

30 Mar 2012

Editor's letter: What lies beneath

Firms that regularly tolerate minor infractions normalise bad behaviour, warns Manju Manglani

22 Mar 2012

Hidden skeletons: Why your firm needs a whistleblowing culture

William Dawson and Eleanor Rowswell of Farrer & Co discuss the key considerations in developing a firmwide whistleblowing culture

22 Mar 2012

Our search for a COLP candidate led to some difficult questions

By Ian Jeffery, Managing Partner, Lewis Silkin

2 Mar 2012

Partners need to become less risk averse in the law firms of tomorrow

By Tim Aspinall, Managing Partner, DMH Stallard