Answer
Yes, practices should do all of the following:
- allocate overall responsibility for business continuity management to a partner, or staff members of equivalent seniority
- conduct a risk assessment with a view to identifying and mitigating the risks you face and increasing the resilience of your practice
- create a written business continuity plan
- test and review your plan regularly, and
- communicate your business continuity management plan to staff.
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform provides extensive guidance to assist firms in implementing business continuity management. For further information also please see the Law Society's practice note on business continuity.
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