Achieving excellence in practice management is essential for law firms seeking to uphold the highest standards. Lexcel accreditation and other professional benchmarks serve as a framework for ensuring quality and client satisfaction. Dive into insights and guidance on maintaining these standards, including best practices and compliance strategies, to keep your firm at the forefront of legal service delivery. Designed for lawyers committed to continuous improvement, this resource provides practical advice on meeting and exceeding industry expectations. Stay competitive and efficient by exploring how to implement and leverage these benchmarks within your practice.
Practice Management has launched a new Career development subtopic, bringing together practical guidance and precedents to help law firms develop...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new commissioned research on workplace harassment, cautioning employers against purely...
The Government’s Equality (Race and Disability) Bill was notably absent from today’s King’s Speech, despite expectations in some quarters that the...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a consultation on proposals to strengthen its continuing competence regime. The proposed...
What is pro bono?Many lawyers recognise it is a privilege to be able to provide legal advice and representation and be a part of the legal system....
Corporate social responsibility—CSR—regulatory requirementsThis Practice Note considers regulatory requirements relating to corporate social...
The importance of good time recordingThis Practice Note is intended for law firms. It explains why time recording is so important. It also explores...
How to read and understand the financial accounts of a law firmThis Practice Note provides information about how to read and understand the financial...
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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