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What is Legal Risk? John Spacey, updated on
Legal risk is the potential for losses due to regulatory or legal action. There are several major types of legal risk:
1. Regulatory RiskA risk of changes to regulations that result in new compliance costs.2. Compliance RiskThe potential for fines and penalties for an organization that fails to comply with laws and regulations.3. Contract RiskThe potential for a partner, customer or supplier to fail to meet the terms of a contract resulting in losses. Contract risk can also result from your failure to meet the terms of a contract resulting in penalties or legal disputes.4. Non-contractual RightsThe potential for a third party to infringe on its non-contractual obligations to you. For example, a competitor who infringes on your patents.5. Non Contractual ObligationsThe potential for you to infringe on a third party's rights such as trademarks or patents resulting in legal costs and penalties.6. Dispute RiskThe potential for a legal dispute to arise as a result of your business activities.7. Reputational RiskThe potential a decline in reputation due to legal actions. For example, if regulators charge a company for breaking the law the company may lose customers, employees and investors due to damage to its reputation.RisksThis is the complete list of articles we have written about risks.If you enjoyed this page, please consider bookmarking Simplicable.
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