Risk & Compliance

Articles

12 Dec 2011

Make it stick: Ten ways to improve firmwide risk management

Cobbetts' risk partner, Mark Whittell, shares his top ten tips for embedding a risk management culture

28 Nov 2011

Effective business development = low risk + high trust

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

21 Nov 2011

Warning to lawyers as LeO secures first fine

Solicitor escapes jail sentence but courts may have 'no option' in future

16 Nov 2011

Lawyer's failure to encrypt laptop breached data protection laws

A senior lawyer has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act for failing to encrypt a laptop containing sensitive client information which was stolen from her home.

14 Nov 2011

Court issues warning to lawyers as LeO secures first fine

A solicitor has become the first lawyer to be fined by the High Court for failing to cooperate with an investigation by the Legal Ombudsman.

17 Oct 2011

Distinguish between legal competency and the ability to avoid malpractice

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

17 Oct 2011

Changing lanes

William Freivogel discusses how to avoid disqualification on matters as a result of non-lawyers changing firms

17 Oct 2011

Instant liability

Tracey Stretton explores whether social networking data in integrated technologies can be used in litigation proceedings