Risk & Compliance

Articles

Divorced from reality

Fresh from an Oxbridge eye-opener, Marilyn Stowe wonders how stuck in the past the future will be

ACS Law claims to be subject to 'public scrutiny'

Cases brought by ACS Law on behalf of Media CAT over allegedly illegal file sharing are to be given full judicial scrutiny after the patents county court refused an application to discontinue.

Regular communication is key to effective risk management

By Thomas Berman, Principal, Berman & Associates

Guanxi has its advantages, but be wary of the UK Bribery Act

By Robert Sawhney, Managing Director, SRC Associates

Judge and jury

Could the English jury become the next victim of a Belgian political assassin? Richard Easton and David Rhodes hold court

Solicitor jailed for encouraging client to intimidate witness

A solicitor has been jailed for 16 months for encouraging a defendant to intimidate a witness waiting to give evidence.

Public has 'right to know' about lawyers with poor service history

Members of the public have a right to know about lawyers' poor service history, the consumer panel has said in response to the legal ombudsman's naming and shaming consultation.

DWP cannot recover benefits overpayments, Supreme Court rules

The Department for Work and Pensions cannot recover welfare benefit payments through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the Supreme Court has ruled.