News
12 February 2013
Property company's claim within limitation period, High Court rules
News
11 February 2013
Silk claimed to be 'extremely poor' at paperwork
Comment
1 February 2013
The SRA’s new compliance processes haven’t been universally well received, but Matthew Tasker believes they provide an opportunity to improve practice management
Comment
14 January 2013
Solicitors may not have a duty to advise sophisticated clients about the
commercial aspects of a transaction but the position is not so clear with
less savvy ones, say Philip Murrin and Tom Pangbourne
News
12 December 2012
Partner at Harrow firm must pay fine for breach of Solicitors Act
News
10 December 2012
'Amazing interest' from across country in run-up to ban on referral fees
Feature
9 November 2012
Michelle Garlick explains
why sensitive handling of
even the simplest administrative
tasks will help to prevent embarrassing mistakes and confidentiality breaches
Comment
22 October 2012
A new HMRC task force launched to investigate London’s legal sector hints that questionable practices may be afoot, says Sean Wakeman.
Feature
15 October 2012
Making sure your retainer is in writing is only the first step to minimising misunderstanding about its scope, say Simon Butler and Tom Rainsbury
News
25 September 2012
Regulator to approve several thousand compliance officers over next two weeks
News
5 September 2012
Ethics benchmarking essential to maintaining confidence in the profession at times of dramatic change
News
4 September 2012
Regulator acknowledges lawyers’ concerns but says specific guidance would go against the principle of OFR
News
13 August 2012
Ban to be implemented through outcomes rather than detailed rules
Feature
29 June 2012
Dr Tony Harvey runs through everything you need to know about COLPs, from when and how you must appoint them, to what the role entails and their responsibilities
Feature
29 June 2012
Solicitors may be taking
a relaxed attitude towards OFR, but firms that ensure they are compliant will stand a greater chance of surviving in the post-Legal Services Act era, says
Ian Muirhead
News
7 June 2012
Eady J admits that conditions recognised to be kiss of death for solicitors
News
1 June 2012
Right to use garden did not come with 6.8m house
Feature
16 April 2012
Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies review the scope of a solicitor’s duty, issues surrounding the termination of a retainer and the practicalities of running a professional negligence claim
Scope of duty
In recent years the scope of a solicitor...
