Risk & Compliance

Articles

27 Jun 2011

Dishonest partners test a firm's culture and systems

By Michelle Chance, Partner, Kingsley Napley

22 Jun 2011

Lawyers more trusted than accountants, LSB consumer panel says

A survey of 1,277 people by YouGov for the LSB's consumer panel has found that 47 per cent 'generally trust' lawyers to tell the truth, two per cent more than accountants.

21 Jun 2011

Conveyancing and divorce top of consumer complaints

Conveyancing snags and divorce outcomes top the list of consumer complaints against lawyers.

6 Jun 2011

Fresh concerns over advocacy scheme

The conditional endorsement by the SRA board last week of the report by a joint expert group on the proposed quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates has fuelled fresh concerns over the risk of judge bias against solicitors.

1 Jun 2011

Advocacy group asked to rewrite new quality assurance scheme rules

The SRA board has asked the group of experts set up to design a quality advocacy assurance scheme for all criminal advocates to reconsider some of the rules amid concerns that judges carrying out advocate assessment could be biased against solicitors.

9 May 2011

Fresh calls on regulator to give clearer steer over OFR

Law firms have responded coolly to the SRA's attempt to reassure the profession over the impact of outcomes-focused regulation, calling on the regulator to give a clearer steer on how it intends to apply the new code of conduct.

4 May 2011

The proposed changes to the 'no win, no fee' system are hugely naïve

By Nicholas Jervis, Founder, Samson Consulting

4 May 2011

Where does the final guidance on the Bribery Act leave us?

By Nick Benwell, Head of Crime, Fraud & Investigations, Simmons & Simmons