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Email is still fraught with risk

Tim Prior warns lawyers to think carefully before pressing send

Missing a trick: SRA should utilise its Accounts Rules

The SRA should utilise further its Solicitors' Accounts Rules to reduce tension between reporting accountants, COFAs and the regulator, believe John Wade and Chris Robinson

Top ten tips of sound financial management

Firms should manage owner drawing levels and take time over recruitment, says Andrew Allen

Unlocking your lock up

Karen Hain reveals the simple steps law firms can take to improve their cash flow management

Reporting requirements: a COFA's guide

Obligations of the reporting accountants could provide valuable guidance for?compliance officers for finance and administration, says Matthew Moore

Will you still need me when I'm 65?

Older solicitors may want to work beyond retirement age and it may be possible to balance their wishes with the firm's succession plans, says John...

Taking the bull by the horns

A strategic plan and sound financial management can help firms emerge stronger from the shadows of the recession, says Seamus Gates

Criminal legal aid fee cut a 'total disaster'

Grayling offers help for firms but cuts fees by 8.75 per cent from 20 March