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Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation tracker

This Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the UK’s withdrawal from the

Cloud computing—key legal issues

Cloud computing—key legal issues

This Practice Note considers the following legal and commercial issues relating to cloud services:•Due diligence•Contract documents•Service

Contract variation

Contract variation

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can

Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director

Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director

BREXIT IMPACT: The information to be given when appointing a corporate director will be affected by Brexit. For further details, see Impact of Brexit

Practice notes

Conditional fee agreements after 1 April 2013—non-personal injury

This Practice Note explains how the conditional fee regime operates after 1 April 2013, including:•what a conditional fee agreement (CFA) is•the...
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23rd Oct
Practice notes

Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) practice management standards—Precedents content map from 1 May 2019

The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) is a quality standard for residential conveyancing practices. According to the Law Society,...
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22nd Oct
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Lone working

What's the issue?The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines lone workers as people who work by themselves without close or direct...
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26th Sep
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Offer and induction—law firms

This Practice Note provides guidance on:•the basic content of an offer letter•taking up references•keeping in touch before the start date•preparing...
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26th Sep
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Completion of training contract

Admission requirementsTo be admitted as a solicitor a trainee must:•complete the academic stage, for which the options are:◦a qualifying law...
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26th Sep
Practice notes

Supervision of trainees

The requirements when supervising trainees derive from the SRA Codes of Conduct and the SRA’s specific regulatory requirements for authorised training...
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26th Sep
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Formulating a strategic plan—law firms

What are strategic aimsA strategic aims document is also sometimes known as a strategic plan. It sets out the firms strategic aims for a defined...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Good practice in personal development and appraisals

The essence of any performance management process is the relationship between employee and manager. Both should know what needs to be done to meet...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Price and service transparency—law firms

From 6 December 2018, law firms must publish information on their website on the prices they charge and what these cover. This does not apply to all...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

The importance of good time recording

This Practice Note is intended for law firms. It explains why time recording is so important. It also explores best practice around time recording and...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Raising the financial awareness of your staff

This Practice Note considers how you might set about improving your staff's financial awareness so they might be more inclined to, and more skilled...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

BD and marketing plan workflow

This BD and marketing plan workflow sets out a staged process which can be followed to for...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

How to end employment on grounds of ill health—law firms

This Practice Note explains the procedures to be followed when you need to end employment on grounds of ill health. When to end...
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25th Sep
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Fire safety in the workplace—regulatory requirements

This Practice Note covers regulatory requirements relating to fire safety in the workplace. It covers fire safety requirements in an office-based...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Redundancy—law firms

For the purposes of entitlement to a redundancy payment, an employee is dismissed by reason of redundancy if the reason for dismissal...
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25th Sep
Practice notes

Repudiation

This Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes to the...
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25th Sep
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Practice notes

The importance of good time recording

This Practice Note is intended for law firms. It explains why time recording is so important. It also explores best practice around time recording and...
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25th Sep
Precedents

Time recording FAQs

FAQsThese FAQs supplement our Time recording policy, which can be found [in our office manual OR on our intranet].What is [matter-related OR...
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26th Sep
Precedents

Time recording policy

Time recording policy1Introduction1.1Accurate time recording allows the firm to understand the true cost of services we provide and provide detailed...
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26th Sep
Q&As

Should attendance notes be filed for all client meetings even when a narrative is provided in our time recording system?

There are no specific SRA requirements about creating or filing attendance notes.However, the SRA Codes of Conduct require you to:•ensure you are able...
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28th Sep

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Drafting the particulars of claim and reply

This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see further below.You should also consider if the proceedings will be

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Proprietary estoppel

This Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel, see Practice Notes:•Estoppel and property law•Mortgages by estoppelProprietary estoppel—what is it?Unlike the other forms of estoppel (see Practice Note: Estoppel—what,

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Burden and standard of proof in criminal proceedings

There are two kinds of burden:•the legal burden, and•the evidential burdenThe legal burdenA party has the legal (sometimes called ‘the persuasive’) burden where the onus is on that party to prove a fact or issue in a case to the required standard of proof.The legal burden is generally on the

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Mistake in contract law

This Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake, unilateral mistake, mistake as to identity and mistake as to the document signed (non est factum). It also considers the impact of each of these types of mistake on the contract and