Navigating the intricate world of third-party relationships is crucial for maintaining compliance and protecting your practice from liability. This resource provides in-depth, practical guidance on managing third-party risks, ensuring due diligence, and developing robust contracts and agreements. Equip yourself with the tools needed to handle third-party interactions with confidence and uphold the highest standards of practice compliance.
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) Scheme Rules, case fees and the...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its third annual progress report on the implementation and operation of Parts 1–3 of the...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has updated its guidance on effective supervision following the Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v...
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has secured convictions against David Greenhalgh and Christos Farmakis at Southwark Crown Court, following a trial...
What is a solicitor's undertaking?An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the...
In what circumstances might a solicitor be able to contact another lawyer's client directly?The current SRA Standards and Regulations (STaR) are...
SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...
Acting for yourself, friends and familyThis Practice Note covers considerations where a law firm wishes to act for one of its own partners or...
What is a legal entity identifier (LEI) and does my law firm need one?What is a legal entity identifier?A legal entity identifier (LEI) is 20-character code that is unique to the entity it is allocated to. Once issued, a LEI stays with the entity throughout its existence. LEIs are registered on a
Referral and fee sharing arrangementsThis Practice Note reflects requirements for law firms and solicitors in the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors RELs and RFLs (Code for Solicitors) and the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms (Code for Firms) in relation to referral and fee sharing arrangements.The
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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