Risk & Compliance

Articles

The big picture: The problems with professional liability insurance

Thomas Berman discusses why the US professional liability insurance marketplace has changed little in 20 years

Balancing risks: How the SRA's FP2 affects PII

Elliott Vigar, head of regulation at the Law Society of England and Wales, explores the fallout from the SRA's second-stage financial protection review

Fault lines: How a risk audit can help with securing PII

Frank Maher, a partner at Legal Risk, explores how risk audits ?can help with obtaining professional indemnity cover

Unintended consequences: The LSA's impact on PII

David Simon, managing partner at Robin Simon, discusses how ?the Legal Services Act has affected professional indemnity insurance in the UK

Is it career suicide to take on the COLP/COFA role?

By Robert Bourns, Senior Partner, TLT

Compliance officer for legal practice: the essentials

Dr Tony Harvey runs through everything you need to know about COLPs, from when and how you must appoint them, to what the role entails and their responsibilities

Outcomes-focused regulation is a blessing in disguise

Solicitors may be taking 'a relaxed attitude towards OFR, but firms that ensure they are compliant will stand a greater chance of surviving in the post-Legal Services Act era, says 'Ian Muirhead

Editor's letter: Trench leadership

Spend time in the trenches on a regular basis to better detect threats to your firm's moral fibre, says Manju Manglani