Risk & Compliance

Articles

All change please

Before we get down to the nitty gritty please start to ponder on the vexed question that most solicitors have had to confront at some stage in their careers: what do you do with a smelly (sorry – hygienically challenged) client?

Regulatory nightmares

A recent decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), currently unreported, holds many lessons for solicitors, explains Tony Guise

Shortchanged or overcharged

Philip de Berry considers how the court should treat the much ignored costs provisions of Part 45 of the CPR, particularly in road traffic accidents

Switching off the client relationship

We have all dealt with difficult clients, but when does a difference of opinion become so fundamental that the solicitor can safely call it a day, ask Mickaela Fox and Andrew Temperley

With a clear intent

The recent judgment of Mr Justice Akenhead in the case of Diamond Build Ltd v Clapham Park Homes Ltd [2008] EWHC 1439 (TCC), delivered on 25 June 2008, is refreshingly clear on the way the letter of intent was interpreted.

All things being equal

In promoting equality and diversity, the SRA needs to rethink its targets for investigation and how it identifies risk, say Yamini Paramesan and Michelle Garlick

What lies beneath?

Claims of dishonest conduct against lawyers are rising, and in the absence of a clear test, law firms should set out a careful risk management plan, say Fergal Cathie and Gaby Kaiser

Strike outs and summary judgments

Litigants should take particular care in providing particulars of claim or in mounting a defence, as courts are increasingly likely to strike off or even issue summary judgment in poorly prepared cases, says Peter Glover