Key priorities for compliance officers include preparing for the new data protection regulation and conducting an audit of their firm's training needs, advises Michelle Garlick
The importance for property professionals of recognising 'red flags' in conveyancing transactions is underlined by the recent decision in Purrunsing, write James Robins and Ivan Roots
Decisions in claims against lawyers have been 'mixed to favourable' this year, but there is a big fly hovering over the ointment for early 2017, writes Nick Bird
Paul Raftery and Anna Kerrane highlight some of the areas of due diligence which prudent buyers should consider in light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU
The SRA's 'Looking to the Future' consultation risks creating unnecessary uncertainty for solicitors in traditional practices, especially in compliance roles, writes Michelle Garlick