Alternative Business Structures...
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Legal Disciplinary Practices...
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The Pitfalls of Partnership...
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All that glisters ….. For many young solicitors, the ultimate goal to which to aspire is that of partnership or membership of an LLP. However, as many a duped or defrauded junior partner will testify, careful thought should be given to the move to becoming a partner and appropriate legal and financial...
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Complaints handling...
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Introduction to complaint handling In most cases clients are happy with the services which they receive from their solicitor, but every so often things either do not go according to plan or a solicitor will not do as good a job as he or she should have done. Inevitably this leads to a client who is...
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Setting up in Practice...
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Please note that this item was written prior to the introduction of the SRA Handbook on 6 October 2011. Some of the references are to regulations and rules which no longer apply. This item will be reviewed and updated shortly. Until then, please refer also to the SRA Handbook. Introduction Setting...
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Legal Complaints Service...
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? Copyright David Stowell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) is an independent complaints handling body that handles complaints about solicitors. Currently it is part of the Law Society (although it claims to operate independently) but in November...
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Conflict of Interests...
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The main provisions relating to conflict of interests are to be fund in rule 3 of the Solicitors Code of Conduct 2007 (as amended). These principally replace the provisions previously to be found in Practice Rule 16D and Rule 6 (avoiding conflicts of interest in conveyancing, property selling and mortgage...
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Solicitors Accounts Rules...
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The Solicitors Accounts Rules 1998 (SARs) originally came into effect on 22 July 1998 and all solicitors were required to practice in accordance with them by 1 May 2000. They have been subject to ongoing amendment through the period since then and you must be very careful to ensure that in any matter...
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Office of the Legal Services Complaints ...
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The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner is an independent, government-appointed regulator whose main powers were set out in the Access to Justice Act 1999 and who is appointed until the closure of the OLSCC on 31 March 2010, by which time the Legal Services Board, the new overarching regulator, will...
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Office for Legal Complaints...
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The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has been established by the Legal Services Act 2007 to make sure users of legal services can go to an independent and impartial Ombudsman scheme to resolve disputes involving their lawyer. It will be the single body for all consumer legal complaints and as such...
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Bar Council...
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The Bar Council is the professional body for barristers in England and Wales and provides representation and services for the Bar, and Guidance on issues of professional practice. Regulatory issues relating to the Bar are now dealt with by The Bar Standards Board. Founded in 1894 to represent the interests...
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IPA Ethics Code for Members...
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All members of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) are required to act in accordance with its Ethics Code for Members. Additionally they are also required to: comply with Statements of Insolvency Practice take account of Guidance issued by the Association take note of ?Dear IP? Bulletins...
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Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys...
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Introduction The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is the professional and examining body for patent attorneys (also known as patent agents) in the UK and represents virtually all the 1,750 registered patent attorneys in the UK. All members who join the Institute agree to abide by the...
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