Risk & Compliance

Articles

27 Jan 2009

The right to know

Big increases in requests for information about public sector employees mean they can no longer expect total confidentiality, says Ibrahim Hasan

16 Dec 2008

Update: professional negligence

Spike Charlwood and Alice Nash review the latest cases on dishonesty, limitation and witness immunity, and consider how the principles of 'loss of a chance' claims apply to negotiations

16 Dec 2008

Honest, guv

A recent decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal shows how thorough preparation of all relevent details is the key to surviving an SRA investigation, says Tony Guise

25 Nov 2008

All change please

Before we get down to the nitty gritty please start to ponder on the vexed question that most solicitors have had to confront at some stage in their careers: what do you do with a smelly (sorry – hygienically challenged) client?

25 Nov 2008

Update: employment

Sue Ashtiany considers the merits and potential pitfalls of the new ACAS Code on disciplinary and grievance procedures, and reviews a case on discrimination and the reverse burden of proof

25 Nov 2008

Interview: David Edmonds

David Edmonds on independent regulation, competition and the arrival of the consumer-citizen to the legal services market

18 Nov 2008

Shortchanged or overcharged

Philip de Berry considers how the court should treat the much ignored costs provisions of Part 45 of the CPR, particularly in road traffic accidents

18 Nov 2008

Regulatory nightmares

A recent decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), currently unreported, holds many lessons for solicitors, explains Tony Guise