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Assessing 'final determination' in unpaid service charge claims

Contrary to previously accepted views, a default judgment in a claim for unpaid service charges ?could be sufficient for ?a landlord to commence proceedings for forfeiture ?of residential premises, ?say Andrew Sheftel and Cecily Crampin

Lighter touch regulation for charities

Introducing a lighter touch approach to the regulation of charities sounds perfectly sensible in principle but it is far from straightforward, says Vicki Bowles

Cash or control: Is PE right for your law firm?

Simon Lord provides some pointers on how to decide if private equity investment is right for your law firm

COLPs Supplement | Getting to grips with your compliance plan

So you've been nominated as your firm's COLP or ?COFA – what next? Matthew Moore outlines the main ?steps for all firms to consider. The compliance plan will ?need to cover more than is listed in the handbook's ?guidance notes. Management standards such as ?Lexcel may well play a useful role

COLPs Supplement | Regulatory considerations for LDPs

There are just fewer than 500 practices that have converted to LDP status since this ?format of practice became possible. Their special position has not received quite the ?same emphasis as the majority of more conventional law firms. Bronwen Still explains ?the situation they now find themselves in

COLPs Supplement | FAQs

The COLPline team considers some of the issues they are most frequently asked about, from outsourcing to avoiding conflicts in conveyancing instructions, and from money laundering to the obligation to act fairly ?to clients in non face-to-face situations

ABS countdown | Could ABS catch on outside England and Wales?

The continued recession could well make governments in other jurisdictions forget about their concerns about independence of the legal profession and abandon their opposition ?to alternative business structures, says Stuart Bushell

Update | Judicial review

Gareth Mitchell looks at the likely impact of implementing the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2011 on the funding of judicial review claims