Grasping the legal risk nettle
Getting past the barrier of information overload. Legal risk In a previous blog, Legal Risk: I don’t know what I don’t know, we acknowledged that there are many definitions of risk, but ultimately, it’s about trying to mitigate being unprepared for any event, good or...
Getting the best of both (data protection) worlds with Lawpoint lawyers
A fusion of legal knowledge and practical compliance As an unusual niche provider which offers both data protection compliance services and data protection legal advice, we delineate our lawyer services, DPO services and compliance services (see table below). There...
Getting into shape for Exit
Many years ago, whilst working for an international law firm, I trotted along from my offices in central Birmingham to a meeting room in a hotel with a job to do: review all the customer and procurement contracts of a selling business for our client, the prospective...
5 Benefits of a Bird’s Eye View of Legal Risk for SMEs
What is legal risk? There are many definitions associated with risk and legal risk, but the simplified notion is the same: it’s about being prepared for unexpected events and, in the case of legal risk, legal events. Legal events can potentially impact all functions...
Beware “boilerplate” and the internet search
From its beginnings as a standardised plate of steel used as a template in the construction of steam boilers in the 19th century by manufacturers, boilerplate has now become common parlance in relation to “standard” contracts/ clauses, code or copy. In relation to...
Empowerment – as a core value of Lawpoint
Each business has its own identity. In a previous blog (Lawpoint Values: more than words), I described the (at times) painful process we went through to enshrine Lawpoint’s identity in mission, vision and values statements, with a particular focus on the process of...