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Risk Management Focus

15 May 2008 / Simon Young
Issue: 7320 / Categories: Features , Risk management , Profession
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Q I wanted to ask you what you think the over-used phrase “risk management” actually refers to. I thought it was preventing negligence claims, but some of the other partners were trying to tell me that was far too narrow. What do you understand it to be?

A Well, for a start, the others are right. I am afraid your view is typical of the old approach from many members of the profession but it won’t do any more.

Q Where can I find some indication of what it should cover?

A You could do a lot worse than to look at the new version of Lexcel, and the paperwork that goes with that. Particularly useful is the section at the end of the standard itself, which indicates where version four differs from its predecessor. That highlights a number of areas which would come within the phrase risk management.  A lot of our previous conversations have covered various separate issues, but this

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NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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