Calvert Regulation, Compliance and Ethics in Law Firms

Second Edition
2. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78742-379-4
Verlag: Globe Law and Business
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 249 Seiten

This second edition has been updated to reflect the replacement of the SRA Handbook with the new regulatory toolkit, the SRA Standards and Regulations, in order to help lawyers acknowledge and develop strategies to accommodate risk management, regulatory and legal compliance and ethical values in their business.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calvert, Tracey

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare Kanzleiführung, Büroorganisation, Kanzleimanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 5

Section 1: Governance and risk management 9

Introduction 9
Chapter 1: Effective law firm management 11

Section 2: Demonstrating regulatory compliance in practice 73

Introduction 73
Chapter 2: What is ethics? 81
Chapter 3: Essential behaviour 85
Chapter 4: Evidence of compliance 115
Chapter 5: Safe client inception processes 121
Chapter 6: Compliance in the litigation arena 131
Chapter 7: Adding the people and commercial perspective to regulatory standards 147
Chapter 8: The Legal Ombudsman – why are we bothered? 153

Section 3: Compliance with legal obligations 165

Introduction 165
Chapter 9: An overview of legal compliance 169
Chapter 10: Managing the money laundering risk 177
Chapter 11: Managing the risks of handling data 197

Section 4: Compliance tools and resources 205

Introduction 205
Chapter 12: Be aware of recent changes 209
Chapter 13: Remote working – compliance considerations 215
Chapter 14: Conclusion 227
Chapter 15: Resources 235

Notes 237

About the author 241

Index 243

About Globe Law and Business 249