Risk & Compliance

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Compliance toolkit: How to ensure compliance with outcomes-focused regulation

UK firms are at risk of overcorrecting their systems to comply with outcomes-focused regulation, says Jane Jarman of Nottingham Law School

US law firms should look to the future and embrace non-lawyer ownership

By Michael Angelides, Managing Shareholder, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd

Business as unusual: Business continuity during the Olympics

Nick Brook, head of facilities management at Mills & Reeve, explores how to tackle the business challenges posed by the 2012 Olympics

Professional negligence update

Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies review the scope of a solicitor's duty, issues surrounding the termination of a retainer and the practicalities of running a professional negligence claim

Crisis of confidence: Data protection issues for law firms in the EU

Firms in the EU are at higher risk of incurring penalties for failing to protect client data, warn Andrew Horrocks and Charlotte Worlock of Clyde & Co

Dennison loses appeal against striking off by High Court

Anthony Dennison, partner at Dennison Greer solicitors in Manchester, has lost his appeal against the High Court's decision to strike him off.

Lawyers to be named and shamed before complaint resolved

Lawyers could be named and shamed even before a complaint against them has been decided under new proposals unveiled today by the Legal Ombudsman.

Editor's letter: What lies beneath

Firms that regularly tolerate minor infractions normalise bad behaviour, warns Manju Manglani