Claire Ambrose, Chartered Accountant with Bishop Fleming, provides timely guidance on a few common breaches of the SRA Accounts Rules. Residual balances: Under Rule 2.5 of the SRA Accounts Rules [...]
This is a post for entrepreneurial lawyers who are thinking about striking out on their own. It might seem strange for a business that specialises in starting law firms to advocate not starting a [...]
Solicitors undertakings under threat – what you need to know about Harcus Sinclair v Your Lawyers Solicitors undertakings underpin a huge number legal transactions. They are relied upon [...]
Solicitors undertakings underpin a huge number legal transactions. They are relied upon heavily in the property sector. The Supreme Court’s decision in Harcus Sinclair v Your Lawyers has [...]
The deadline for submission of your SRA diversity survey data is 30 July 2021. See our guide to this year’s exercise here. Law firms have spent the past few weeks collecting anonymised diversity [...]
What is solicitors run-off insurance? Solicitors run-off insurance is there to protect clients who have a claim against a law firm that has closed down. It provides continued cover for six years [...]
SRA practising certificate renewals have changed for 2021: Ready, set, renew! If you manage your firm’s mySRA account, you have probably received an email from the SRA about this [...]
As society starts to reopen, law firms, like every other business, have to adapt to new ways of working. Legal News, in partnership with Cardiff & District Law Society, recently published a [...]
It seems like only last month, but the SRA renewals are coming around again. Has it really been a year? Submissions open 1/10/21 and close 31/10/21. What’s new The SRA are emailing firms [...]
Solicitors conflicts of interests: when can you act? It’s often best to think about compliance issues in simple terms. Solicitors conflicts of interests is no different. If you go back to [...]
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