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  • Smarter working

    At a time when firms need to move forward if they are not going to be left behind, fast-growing west country law firm Everys outlines the benefits of integrating case and practice management systems since going live with SOS Connect last year.

    Tuesday, 15 June 2010
    Posted in Technology
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  • The new legal ethics

    Paul Gilbert, chief executive of consultancy LBC Wise Counsel, argues that the way the world has changed and will do in the future means lawyers need to reassess their ethical norms.

    Wednesday, 19 May 2010
    Posted in Regulation
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  • Great expectations – just don’t exceed them

    Paul Gilbert, chief executive of LBC Wise Counsel, argues that lawyers have been sucked into feeling the need to exceed expectations, when all clients want is for them to meet expectations. In fact, exceeding them could be bad for business.

    Thursday, 13 May 2010
    Posted in Client care
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  • Climbing out of the bunker

    Paul Gilbert, chief executive of LBC Wise Counsel, says that firms can help themselves out of the recession by focusing on six key areas of business development

    Thursday, 13 May 2010
    Posted in Marketing & PR
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  • How much should you tell clients about PII?

    The Law Society has clarified to what extent solicitors should tell clients certain details about their professional indemnity insurance.

    Wednesday, 17 February 2010
    Tags: Law Society, professional indemnity insurance
    Posted in Client care, Latest news, Practice points
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  • The legal profession and the sale of general insurance contracts

    Insurance mediation does not sound like the kind of thing solicitors do, but in fact many are involved in it and their knowledge of the rules around it are often sketchy. Alan Bannister of Vizards Wyeth outlines the main issues.

    Tuesday, 16 February 2010
    Tags: ATE insurance, code of conduct, compliance, FSA
    Posted in Client care, Competence, Practice points, Regulation, Solicitors
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  • Ten For 2010: Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2010

    To address a profoundly changing legal landscape, law firms and corporate counsel are exploring new models for delivering legal services. One of the most compelling legal service delivery models will be outsourcing. Here are Fronterion’s Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2010.

    Tuesday, 16 February 2010
    Tags: legal process outsourcing, Legal Services Act, LPO
    Posted in Practice points
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  • Survey: public thinks all will-writers are solicitors

    Two in three members of the public believe that all will-writers are trained solicitors, research by the Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners has shown.

    Tuesday, 9 February 2010
    Tags: unregulated providers, will-writers
    Posted in Latest news, Regulation
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  • … as consumer panel calls on LSB to regulate probate and estate administration services

    Probate and estate administration services should become reserved legal activities, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has recommended. It follows the panel’s call last year for will-writing to be regulated as well, which sparked a formal LSB investigation into the issue.

    Monday, 19 March 2012
    Tags: estate administration, Legal Services Board, Legal Services Consumer Panel, probate, reserved legal activities, will-writing
    Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Services Board
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  • … as Law Society calls on government to slash the LSB’s budget to stop it overstepping the mark

    The Legal Services Board should have its budget slashed so as to rein in its ambitions to move beyond a supervisory role, the Law Society has claimed. However, the SRA, CILEx and Council for Licensed Conveyancers have been more measured in their criticism.

    Tuesday, 10 April 2012
    Tags: Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, ILEX Professional Standards, Law Society, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority
    Posted in Latest news, Legal Executives, Legal Services Board, Other lawyers, Solicitors
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  • … as Liverpool law firm appoints top QC to lead shareholder action against Quindell

    The barrister acting for shareholders suing RBS and Tesco has been appointed as lead counsel for the potential group action being brought against Quindell. Your Legal Friend – the consumer brand of Liverpool firm Camps – has already registered more than 500 shareholders interested in joining the action

    Friday, 26 June 2015
    Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
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  • … as LSB chair accuses Law Society and Bar of wanting to stifle competition

    The Law Society and Bar Council’s call for the government to return large swathes of regulation to them is self-serving and aims to restrict competition, the chairman of the Legal Services Board has claimed.

    Wednesday, 11 December 2013
    Tags: Bar Council, Law Society, Legal Services Board
    Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Solicitors
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  • … as Saga expands into fixed-fee private client services and bids for ABS status too

    Over-50s specialist Saga has today launched a new range of legal services which it claims aims to make the market “more straightforward in terms of charges, language and accessibility” – and has also applied for an alternative business structure licence.

    Wednesday, 3 October 2012
    Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, conveyancing, fixed fees, legal expenses insurance, probate, will-writing
    Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
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  • … SDT issues unprecedented rebuke of SRA over Locke Lord case comments

    The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has made unprecedented public criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority over how it presented last week’s decision to fine US law firm Locke Lord a record £500,000. It accused the regulator of issuing “inaccurate and misleading quotations” to the media.

    Monday, 13 November 2017
    Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
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  • ‘ABS to the shires’ targets membership worth £13bn

    An alternative business structure with access to clients with assets of more than £13bn has been launched by the Country Gentlemen’s Association, whose members who are mainly landowners, farmers, and retired military personnel.

    Thursday, 19 September 2013
    Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
    Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
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  • ‘Cash for crash’ gang that used claims companies to “corroborate fraudulent claims” found guilty

    The trial of a large-scale ‘crash for cash’ gang which used accident management companies to funnel 111 fraudulent claims to 16 insurers has ended with five defendants found guilty of conspiracy to defraud, on top of seven who had already admitted their involvement.

    Wednesday, 15 February 2017
    Posted in Latest news
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  • ‘Click and collect’ law firm eyes major expansion after ABS licence award

    A law firm offering ‘click and collect’ legal services plans to double in size after securing its alternative business structure licence. Leeds firm Winston Solicitors originated as an online-only legal practice from managing partner Jonathan Winston’s spare room 10 years ago.

    Wednesday, 24 April 2013
    Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
    Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
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  • ‘Cosmetic’ compliance – how do you look?

    Brian Rogers addresses the issue that many firms are looking to play the ‘cosmetic’ game in compliance; waiting for a regulator’s visit letter before getting their house fully in order.

    Thursday, 7 August 2014
    Posted in associate news
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