Why you need to manage this risk Since the morning of 24 June 2016, all businesses have faced significant uncertainty about what the future holds for the UK post-Brexit....
Why you need to manage this risk The Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) came into force on 1 July 2011. It includes corporate offences of failure to prevent bribery and...
The diagram below shows key stages in formulating a business continuity plan. For guidance on the stages shown in the diagram, see Practice Note: Formulating a business...
This Practice Note covers regulatory requirements that must be complied with when preparing a written strategy for continuing the organisation’s business in the event of...
Why you need to manage this risk Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (and the UK national equivalent, Chapter II of the Competition Act...
Why you need to manage this risk Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (and its UK national equivalent—Chapter I of the Competition...
Why you need to manage this risk Confidential information is one of the most valuable assets of any business. Confidentiality is frequently the best way...
Why you need to manage this risk Contract management is often seen by the business as an activity which is aimed not at ‘finding fault’ but is instead designed to...
Why you need to manage this risk The purpose of corporate governance is to help build an environment of trust, transparency and accountability necessary...
Hundreds of decisions are made every day that are taken effectively and implemented well. But there are also decisions made that may seem confused, over-complicated or...
Why you need to manage this risk Data protection is one of the most challenging areas of risk management—the law is complex and wide-ranging, it operates at domestic, EU...
The rules on direct marketing affect almost every organisation in the UK. Deciding whether you can engage in a marketing campaign involves navigating your...
This Practice Note considers exclusion and limitation of liability in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts. It provides guidance for...
This Practice Note provides guidance on planning, drafting and implementing a business continuity plan (BCP). Purpose of the BCP The BCP is an important...
Managing risk is not a one-off event, it is an ongoing process, as illustrated below: This Practice Note provides guidance on evaluating and recording risks by way of a...
Lawyers generally have a reputation among business people for being risk averse. In-house lawyers cannot be excessively risk averse—they have to embrace risk, knowing how...
