Solicitors' Risks in Brief | May 2023

Risk Register 2023- Special Edition: ESG and what it means for law firms

Laying down the law: the SRA is on course for more powers

By Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford

Has the SRA confused or clarified its position on sanction in sexual misconduct cases?

By Catrin Davies

In With the New: Changes to Legal Ombudsman Schemes Rules from 1 April 2023

By Phil Murrin, Sonali Malhotra, Nadine Kamalaneson

Recent practical lessons learned on drafting witness statements and instructing experts

By Simon Konsta, Astrid Hardy

Limitation and the pursuit of knowledge

By Suzanne Wharton, James Hazlett

Conflict Checks and Confidential Information: a salutary reminder of the limits of injunctive relief

By Ian McConkey, Katy Giles, Sadia Dorsmine Khan

Who do solicitors owe a duty of care to? Not just the client?

By Paul Davison, Gill Burnett, Claire Smith

Handling monies as stakeholder – the law under review

By Phil Murrin, Chris Lewis

Interim payments are far from straightforward in professional negligence claims

By Ross Risby, Stephen Collier

Law Society Guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors

By Simon Konsta, Charlotte Shakespeare

Solicitors' Risks in Brief | November 2022

Disciplinary Developments – A general overview

By Clare Hughes-Williams

Think twice before marking it WP: SRA to issue guidance on “without prejudice” correspondence

By Adele Newton

SIF and the SRA Indemnity Scheme

By James Hazlett

Amendments to the Disclosure Pilot Scheme

By Sonali Malhotra

Out of duty: Court clarifies when a law firm’s retainer begins

By Katy Giles, James Gardiner

Climate Change – do conveyancers owe a duty to clients to advise on the related risks?

By Tessa Rook, Alex Erdmanis

Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 – recent court decisions relating to limitation issues and declarations from the court in respect of coverage

By Gill Burnett, Aimee Hubbard

Ransoms - to pay or not to pay, that is the question

By Patrick Hill