Advising Clients in Practice: Letter of the Law vs. Legal Risks

When: Wednesday, March 25 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Where: Room 1.2, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB

Legal practice is fundamentally concerned with managing legal risk. While a strong knowledge of the law is essential, clients are primarily focused on understanding and assessing their risks in order to make informed decisions about whether to act or not to act. This session will explore legal risk in practice and examine how clients approach legal advice and risk management, particularly in the context of global businesses. It will draw on illustrative examples from data protection, cyber, and AI law.

The session will also consider the ethical limits of law avoidance, concluding with a facilitated group discussion.