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- 2017 tax changes for non-UK domiciliaries and trusts06 Jan 2023
- A guide to race and ethnicity terminology and language28 Nov 2023
- Advice for panel members20 Aug 2018
- Advocacy in the youth court02 Oct 2023
- Advocacy preparation and conduct21 Mar 2023
- Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for small firms16 Jan 2020
- Anti-money laundering after Brexit28 Jul 2021
- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector28 Mar 2023
- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector: addendum01 Dec 2023
- Anti-money laundering in the property market09 Sep 2019
- Appeals against Crown Court decisions23 Aug 2022
- Applying for grants of probate18 Oct 2023
- Appoint a data protection officer (DPO)01 Aug 2019
- Apprenticeships: information for employers14 Dec 2022
- Becoming a KC11 Jan 2022
- Brexit and the legal profession27 Jan 2022
- Business development for law firms07 Oct 2019
- COVID-19 and residential conveyancing transactions09 Dec 2021
- COVID-19 sector-specific guidance: conveyancers 09 Dec 2021
- Career development21 Nov 2023
- Changes to representation rules before intellectual property offices16 Dec 2020
- Changes to the immigration system after Brexit12 Apr 2021
- Changing career direction29 Sep 2023
- Chinese underground banking and funds from China: LSAG advisory notice08 Mar 2023
- Choice of court agreements after Brexit10 Feb 2021
- Civil legal aid applications – tips for providers27 Jun 2023
- Client funds21 Apr 2020
- Cohabitation agreements13 Mar 2019
- Conflict of interests in conveyancing18 Jun 2020
- Consent05 Aug 2019
- Consent order guidance20 Nov 2019
- Contract as lawful basis07 Aug 2019
- Criminal legal aid report – key recommendations27 Jan 2022
- Crown court advocacy procedure tips15 Apr 2020
- Customer due diligence20 Jan 2020
- Cyber insurance for law firms03 Aug 2022
- Cybersecurity for solicitors28 Aug 2019
- DAC 6 and legal professional privilege 26 Jan 2021
- Dealing with complaints from prospective clients16 Jun 2023
- Deprivation of liberty safeguards: a practical guide30 Sep 2019
- Divorce after Brexit25 Mar 2021
- Doing legal business in Abu Dhabi01 Sep 2021
- Doing legal business in Australia15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Belgium08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Brazil01 Sep 2021
- Doing legal business in Canada10 Oct 2023
- Doing legal business in Chile15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in China02 Aug 2023
- Doing legal business in Colombia01 Sep 2021
- Doing legal business in Dubai10 Nov 2023
- Doing legal business in England and Wales25 Oct 2023
- Doing legal business in France07 Mar 2023
- Doing legal business in Germany07 Mar 2023
- Doing legal business in Ghana15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Hong Kong08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in India08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Indonesia08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Italy08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Japan08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Kazakhstan15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Kenya15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Kyrgyzstan15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Luxembourg07 Nov 2023
- Doing legal business in Malaysia15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Mexico08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Morocco15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in New Zealand31 May 2023
- Doing legal business in Nigeria15 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Oman01 Sep 2021
- Doing legal business in Pakistan16 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Qatar16 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in Singapore21 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in South Africa16 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in South Korea08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Spain08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Switzerland08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in Taiwan04 Nov 2020
- Doing legal business in Uzbekistan16 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in the Commonwealth Caribbean24 Apr 2022
- Doing legal business in the Netherlands08 Sep 2023
- Doing legal business in the Philippines16 Oct 2020
- Doing legal business in the Republic of Ireland24 Mar 2023
- Domestic violence after Brexit27 Jun 2023
- EU legal professional privilege after Brexit29 Nov 2021
- EU mobility after Brexit: practice rights and rules in EU 27 member states28 Jul 2021
- Enforcement of foreign judgments after Brexit12 Jul 2023
- Engaging clients21 Apr 2020
- England and Wales as an open jurisdiction to European and foreign lawyers after Brexit21 Feb 2022
- Exceptional case funding – guidance for solicitors10 Oct 2019
- Experiencing menopause in the legal profession27 Aug 2020
- Financial abuse27 Jun 2023
- GDPR and DPA guidance for solicitors in law firms26 Sep 2019
- GDPR for solicitors01 Aug 2019
- GDPR in practice: ICO enforcement powers09 Jan 2019
- Gender pay gap reporting: setting the standard for the profession06 Feb 2023
- Global AML guidance10 Jan 2020
- Government guidance on coronavirus and apprenticeships11 Aug 2020
- Graham Turnbull human rights essay competition and lecture02 Oct 2023
- Green leases and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards20 Jan 2023
- Guidance for solicitors advising on tax16 Oct 2023
- Guide to insurers' financial security14 Apr 2014
- HMLR changes to property transactions during coronavirus (COVID-19)05 May 2020
- Help for solicitors facing financial difficulty25 Aug 2023
- How to apply the EU tax rules26 Jan 2021
- How to become a solicitor: a guide for international lawyers27 Jun 2023
- How to boost social mobility in your law firm07 Sep 2023
- How to identify a cyber attack28 Aug 2019
- How to run a roundtable31 Jul 2018
- Impacts of economic instability on money laundering risk28 Jun 2022
- Inclusion allies04 Dec 2020
- Information requests to lender panel members19 Aug 2019
- Intellectual property after Brexit01 Sep 2023
- Internal money laundering reporting12 Jan 2020
- International pro bono07 Jul 2021
- Introduction to lawtech07 Oct 2019
- Introduction to pro bono10 Sep 2019
- Joint property and title fraud advice note08 Sep 2017
- LPP and client confidentiality12 Mar 2020
- Land registry20 Jan 2020
- Land transaction tax01 Oct 2019
- Law Society interest rate 03 Aug 2023
- Law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters after Brexit28 Jul 2021
- Legal aid for pro bono clinics13 Aug 2019
- Legal professional privilege30 Aug 2022
- Legal professional privilege: disclosing suspicions to your MLRO07 Mar 2022
- Legal services in the Brexit free trade agreement29 Dec 2020
- Legitimate interests05 Aug 2019
- Litigants in person: guidelines for lawyers04 Jun 2015
- Living with COVID-19: safety in court and tribunal buildings15 Jun 2022
- Maintenance after Brexit25 Mar 2021
- Managing and closing files10 Mar 2020
- Meeting the needs of vulnerable clients29 Nov 2022
- Mental Capacity Act Directory17 Mar 2015
- Mental capacity: international aspects27 Jun 2023
- Mortgage fraud guidance21 Oct 2019
- Net zero: what solicitors can do28 Oct 2021
- Networking21 Jan 2020
- Networks and support for women lawyers03 Jan 2023
- Notes on intra-group guarantees and intra-group loans05 Jun 2018
- Our family legal aid policy position27 Jun 2023
- Our position on the use of virtual execution and e-signature during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic06 Jan 2021
- Our pro bono policy08 Aug 2019
- Ownership of documents12 Mar 2020
- PII and in-house solicitors04 Nov 2019
- PII buyers' guide14 Sep 2020
- PSC register: joint Law Society and City of London Law Society Q&A08 Nov 2019
- Personal data flows to and from the UK21 Mar 2022
- Politically exposed persons 19 Dec 2019
- Private children law after Brexit22 Mar 2021
- Private family law after Brexit22 Mar 2021
- Pro bono guide for in-house solicitors01 Nov 2022
- Pro bono manual09 Dec 2020
- Professional enablers22 Sep 2023
- Professional indemnity insurance overview08 Nov 2019
- Promoting race inclusivity in the workplace: a toolkit for organisations10 Feb 2022
- Property fraud22 Oct 2021
- Public children law after Brexit22 Mar 2021
- Q&A on how to use electronic signatures and complete virtual executions 06 Jan 2021
- Qualifying work experience (QWE)09 Feb 2022
- Qualifying work experience for paralegals05 Aug 2021
- Quick guide to the Money Laundering Regulations 201717 Jan 2020
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty in the care home setting30 Sep 2019
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty in the home setting30 Sep 2019
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting30 Sep 2019
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty in the psychiatric setting30 Sep 2019
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty in the supported living setting30 Sep 2019
- Quick reference guide to identifying a deprivation of liberty under 18s30 Sep 2019
- Reasonable adjustments in organisations – best practice for disability inclusion24 Sep 2021
- Recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors and SQE candidates31 Jul 2023
- Register of overseas entities: what solicitors should know about verification29 Jul 2022
- Regulation and compliance in property practice18 Jun 2020
- Remote working, client interaction and associated use of AML technology28 Jun 2022
- Renewing your firm’s professional indemnity insurance05 Sep 2023
- Report a data breach01 Aug 2019
- Resources for sole practitioners12 Feb 2020
- Respond to a subject access request (SAR)01 Aug 2019
- Risk assessments: anti-money laundering19 Oct 2023
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors codes19 Aug 2019
- Rules on jurisdiction after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Run-off cover03 Oct 2023
- SRA Compensation Fund19 Oct 2023
- SRA Standards and Regulations25 Nov 2019
- Service of documents after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Setting up a lawtech start-up01 Dec 2020
- Signing and exchanging documents07 Oct 2019
- Social welfare issues faced by older LGBT+ people03 Aug 2020
- Solicitors Indemnity Fund and post six-year run-off cover03 Oct 2023
- Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE)21 Sep 2021
- Solicitors on demand: legal secondments02 Oct 2020
- Source of funds07 Mar 2022
- Sources of complaints03 Jan 2020
- Stamp duty land tax06 Oct 2022
- Stress and mental health25 Oct 2022
- Supervision: good practice for remote supervision of junior staff and trainee solicitors27 Jul 2022
- Supporting wellbeing in the workplace: guidance for best practice09 Oct 2019
- Suspicious activity reports14 Nov 2023
- Taking of evidence after Brexit13 Jan 2021
- Tendering for legal aid contracts22 Nov 2023
- Tipping off and prejudicing an investigation27 Feb 2023
- Top-up cover (excess layer) for professional indemnity insurance15 Sep 2023
- Transparency in the family courts04 Mar 2020
- Travelling to the EU on business after Brexit17 Nov 2023
- Trust Registration Service (TRS) and AML compliance04 Apr 2022
- UK regulations made to implement the EU mandatory disclosure rules - reporting requirements for intermediaries28 Jan 2020
- UK sanctions regime24 Nov 2023
- Understanding workplace harassment19 Dec 2018
- Using pronouns in the workplace30 Mar 2021
- VAT after Brexit09 Mar 2021
- VAT treatment of disbursements and expenses05 Feb 2020
- Victims of modern slavery – guidance for solicitors30 Apr 2020
- Video-witnessing wills27 Jun 2023
- Warning signs of money laundering20 Jan 2020
- What happens if you cannot renew your professional indemnity insurance25 Sep 2020
- What is the European Court of Justice and why does it matter?19 Dec 2022
- What to do after a cyber attack28 Aug 2019
- Wills and name changes 08 Nov 2022
- Work experience placements: best practice guidance for employers03 Oct 2022
- Working with clients who may lack mental capacity27 Jun 2023
- Working with vulnerable clients case studies05 Jun 2020
- Workplace harassment: guidance for employers19 Dec 2018
- Algorithm use in the criminal justice system report04 Jun 2019
- Analysis and proposals of women in the legal sector to promote gender equality in Guatemala29 Mar 2022
- Annual Statistics Report 201919 Oct 2020
- Annual statistics report 201807 Oct 2019
- Annual statistics report 202022 Mar 2022
- Annual statistics report 202121 Sep 2022
- Are our courts fit for purpose?19 Dec 2022
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal profession01 May 2018
- Attitudes towards lawtech adoption28 Jun 2023
- Blockchain: legal and regulatory guidance report (third edition)07 Sep 2020
- Blockchain: the legal implications of distributed systems01 Aug 2017
- Civil legal aid: a review of its sustainability and the challenges to its viability27 Sep 2021
- Climate change risks – the future of law as we know it?18 Feb 2021
- Contribution of the UK legal services sector to the UK economy report23 Jan 2020
- Cost of a day in court27 Jul 2018
- Crown Court backlogs: how would case increases impact practitioners?24 Feb 2022
- Digital futures25 Jun 2020
- Disqualified from justice: legal aid means test01 Apr 2018
- Diversity Access Scheme review26 Jan 2022
- Diversity Profile of the Solicitors’ Profession 201925 Nov 2020
- Evidence to the House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee06 Aug 2020
- Forecasting economic activity levels in the legal activities sector09 Sep 2021
- Future Worlds 2050: images of the future worlds facing the legal profession 2020-203008 Jun 2021
- Future skills for law01 Jun 2018
- Gender pay gap reporting: what can we learn from the 2020 snapshot?09 Dec 2021
- Horizon scanning: what should your business look out for in the next 10 years?27 Mar 2022
- How biodiversity loss could disrupt businesses in the next 10 years21 Jun 2022
- How will brain-monitoring technology influence the practice of law?09 Aug 2022
- Human rights defender strategy for the UK government10 Feb 2021
- International women in law: findings from the international women’s roundtables19 Jun 2019
- Justice on trial 2019: Fixing our criminal justice system report14 Jun 2019
- LASPO four years on: Law Society review29 Jun 2017
- Larger law firms COVID-19 survey01 May 2020
- Latest trends in professional indemnity insurance for law firms21 Jul 2023
- Law in the emerging bio-age10 Oct 2022
- Law under lockdown: the impact of COVID-19 measures on access to justice and vulnerable people25 Sep 2020
- Lawtech adoption by the legal profession14 Feb 2019
- Lawtech and ethics principles report28 Jul 2021
- Lawtech: a comparative analysis of legal technology in the UK and in other jurisdictions03 Dec 2019
- Legal needs of individuals in England and Wales report27 Jan 2020
- Male champions for change roundtables report31 May 2019
- More affordable justice: legal aid means test report30 May 2022
- Our world in 2050: what lies ahead for you and your business?27 Mar 2022
- PC holder survey 201915 Apr 2020
- PC holder survey 2019 – State of the Nation, technical report15 Apr 2020
- Paying for legal help when ineligible for criminal legal aid – report 28 Sep 2018
- Practical toolkit for women in law08 Mar 2021
- Pride in the law: experiences of the LGBT+ community within the legal profession15 Sep 2021
- Race for inclusion: the experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic solicitors09 Dec 2020
- Research on the benefits of early professional legal advice19 Jun 2018
- Research to inform workforce planning and career development in legal services06 Dec 2019
- Technology, access to justice and the rule of law report16 Sep 2019
- The UK-EU future partnership – legal services sector01 Aug 2019
- The impact of COVID-19 on disabled people in the legal profession02 Nov 2020
- The impact of legal aid capital and contribution thresholds for victims of domestic violence28 Sep 2018
- The need for gender equality in the legal profession08 Mar 2019
- The results are in: how do solicitors feel about their profession? 06 Apr 2023
- The use of video witnessing wills through lockdown 30 Nov 2021
- UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers report17 Feb 2022
- Understanding website hacking and how to protect your practice02 Oct 2018
- Women in Law report: findings from South Africa’s women in leadership in law roundtables27 Aug 2020
- Access and disclosure of an incapacitated person's will09 Oct 2023
- Accredited legal representatives in the Court of Protection04 Sep 2023
- Acting in the absence of a children's guardian02 Dec 2019
- Administering insolvent estates18 May 2023
- Advising clients about mediation in employment law settings 22 Nov 2022
- Alternative business structures09 May 2023
- Anti-terrorism20 Sep 2021
- Appointment of a professional executor22 May 2023
- Attendance of solicitors at local authority Children Act meetings07 May 2021
- Bankrupt beneficiaries18 May 2023
- Bribery Act 201022 Sep 2022
- Changes to the evidence requirements for legal aid funding in private law family cases (domestic violence gateway)01 Jul 2022
- Client information requirements08 Sep 2021
- Cloud computing18 Aug 2020
- Communication with prisoners by mobile phone05 Dec 2019
- Compliance officers28 Jul 2023
- Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
- Conflict of interests27 Jul 2023
- Conflicts of interest in criminal cases05 Dec 2019
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 201315 Sep 2023
- Consumer Protection Regulations in conveyancing08 Jul 2020
- Contaminated land28 Jan 2020
- Court duty scheme for private law family clients30 Jun 2022
- Criminal Finances Act 201727 Jan 2020
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2020: solicitors' duties15 Jul 2021
- Criminal plea in absence of sufficient prosecution case information03 Mar 2021
- Criminal prosecutions of victims of trafficking20 Nov 2023
- Defence costs orders18 Mar 2021
- Defence witness notices03 Mar 2021
- Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes14 Jul 2023
- Disputed wills: guidance for practitioners05 Sep 2023
- Entity-based regulation27 Jun 2023
- Execution of a document using an electronic signature21 Jul 2016
- Execution of documents by virtual means16 Feb 2010
- Fiduciary roles and retirement or departure from practice by a private client practitioner30 Nov 2023
- File closure management31 May 2023
- File retention: trusts24 Jan 2020
- File retention: wills and probate01 Nov 2018
- Flood risk31 Jan 2020
- Freelance solicitors14 Nov 2023
- Handling complaints07 Mar 2023
- House competitions13 Jan 2020
- Immigration appeals07 Dec 2017
- Immigration judicial review02 Jan 2020
- Implementing whistleblowing arrangements26 Aug 2022
- In-house practice: regulatory requirements01 Sep 2022
- Information obligations for service providers15 Sep 2023
- Information on letterheads, emails and websites31 Jul 2023
- Insolvency of a participating insurer02 Nov 2018
- Joint ownership10 Jun 2020
- Judicial mediation18 Jun 2020
- Lasting powers of attorney29 Sep 2023
- Legal professional privilege12 Aug 2021
- Making gifts of assets04 Jul 2023
- Mortgage fraud13 Jan 2020
- Mortgage possession claims06 Oct 2011
- Non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses in an employment law context12 Dec 2019
- Outsourcing07 Sep 2023
- PAYE06 Apr 2009
- Powers of attorney for managing finances15 Dec 2022
- Preparing a will when your client is leaving a gift for you, your family or colleagues22 May 2023
- Price and service transparency25 May 2023
- Professional indemnity insurance15 Sep 2023
- Professional undertakings07 Sep 2022
- Property and registration fraud26 Jun 2020
- Protecting your firm if you fall victim to a scam18 Aug 2022
- Protection for client accounts24 Jan 2023
- Providing services and taking on roles outside your practice as a solicitor31 Aug 2021
- Raising concerns and whistleblowing - guidance for staff26 Aug 2022
- Rejecting un-remunerative publicly funded criminal work27 Nov 2023
- Reorganising your business: Employment law implications25 Jul 2016
- Representation before mental health tribunals31 Aug 2022
- Representing clients at section 2 CJA interviews20 May 2020
- Residual client balances24 Jan 2023
- Responding to a financial crime investigation24 Jan 2022
- SRA powers of investigation03 Jul 2023
- Setting up a practice: regulatory requirements23 May 2023
- Social media27 Sep 2023
- Solicitors offering legal services to the public from unregulated entities13 Jul 2021
- Statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences03 Aug 2023
- Supervision28 Jun 2022
- Tax for sole practitioners08 Dec 2014
- Trust corporations22 Apr 2020
- Unbundling civil legal services12 Apr 2022
- Use of interpreters in criminal cases31 Jan 2023
- Using lawtech in your practice21 May 2020
- Virtual court first hearings07 Jul 2021
- What to do when a complaint goes to the Legal Ombudsman21 Mar 2023
- Who owns the file?26 Jul 2022
- Withdrawing from a criminal case03 Mar 2021
- A client has not paid my bill. Can I issue cost recovery proceedings if they make a complaint?10 May 2023
- A client needs to swear an affidavit. Can a solicitor colleague administer the oath?07 Nov 2019
- A judge refused my client’s application to appeal. Can the same judge hear the substantive appeal?22 Sep 2023
- Am I obliged to act as my client’s deputy?24 Mar 2021
- Are SDLT and LTT payable on the purchase of property on the England-Wales border?22 Sep 2023
- Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?30 Jan 2023
- As my firm’s COLP, how can I protect myself from personal liability?09 Nov 2020
- Bill - request for assessment26 Feb 2019
- Can I accept my client’s £20,000 cash deposit?28 Apr 2021
- Can I administer a joint statutory declaration?02 Mar 2020
- Can I administer a statutory declaration if I’m not currently working?22 Sep 2023
- Can I administer an oath to a child deponent?22 Sep 2023
- Can I advise on matters after my PII expires?19 Dec 2019
- Can I alter a sworn affidavit?13 Feb 2020
- Can I apply to remove a closed firm from the court record?03 Mar 2021
- Can I be my aunt's certificate provider to create a lasting power of attorney?22 Nov 2023
- Can I charge a client for storage of documents?13 Feb 2023
- Can I charge for due diligence checks?25 Nov 2021
- Can I charge for incoming telephone calls?16 Mar 2021
- Can I charge for routine communications?23 May 2023
- Can I charge for time spent preparing a Larke v Nugus statement?09 Mar 2020
- Can I cover a colleague's duty solicitor slots?15 Apr 2020
- Can I enter into a damages-based agreement for a divorce case?11 May 2020
- Can I exercise a lien over a bankrupt clients papers21 Oct 2019
- Can I make a Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority complaint on behalf of a client?22 Sep 2023
- Can I make a Sears Tooth agreement with a client having trouble paying their bill?16 Jul 2021
- Can I see a copy of a complaint made to the Legal Ombudsman about my firm?22 Sep 2023
- Can I send a final bill by email?24 Nov 2023
- Can I share a copy of a will with a beneficiary without the executor’s authority?29 Sep 2022
- Can I use a conditional fee agreement for an Inheritance Act 1975 claim?22 Sep 2023
- Can I withdraw a suspicious activity report I made yesterday to the National Crime Agency?30 Sep 2021
- Can a client’s ashes be scattered in his local river?22 Sep 2023
- Can a club refer a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman?27 Oct 2021
- Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?24 Aug 2020
- Can a licensed conveyancer use the Conveyancing Protocol and transaction forms?08 Mar 2021
- Can a seller's conveyancer include a draft transfer in the contract bundle?22 Sep 2023
- Can a spouse/partner administer a statutory declaration?19 May 2020
- Can a successor firm be liable for an original firm’s inadequate professional service?16 Jan 2020
- Can a trainee represent a client in the Upper Tribunal?02 Apr 2020
- Can a trust corporation be appointed as an attorney under a lasting power of attorney?22 Nov 2022
- Can a will be witnessed remotely?05 Jul 2023
- Can conditional fee agreements be used in housing disrepair cases?22 Sep 2023
- Can my client use bitcoin to purchase property?22 Sep 2023
- Can my firm sign a contract on behalf of an overseas partner?25 May 2021
- Can the Legal Ombudsman re-assess a bill that’s been assessed by a court?15 Feb 2021
- Can the deadline for a subject access request be extended?22 Sep 2023
- Do I have to give the oath fees I receive to my new firm's partners?30 Sep 2019
- Do I need confirmation from the mortgagee that I can receive redemption funds?20 Jun 2019
- Do I need professional indemnity insurance if my employer is not SRA regulated?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need to charge VAT on services provided by my firm?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need to get a copy of the planning permission for an extension added by a previous owner?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need to go on the court record if I provide unbundled advocacy services?25 Oct 2022
- Do I need to make a suspicious activity report if I end a retainer?19 Jul 2021
- Do I need to send paper copies under the Conveyancing Protocol?22 Jun 2020
- Do I need to supply listed building consents when acting for a seller?20 Apr 2020
- Do partners have to sign bills?26 Feb 2019
- Do the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 apply to conveyancing retainers?22 Sep 2023
- Do we have to share our PII policy number with a former client?20 May 2021
- Do we need to appoint an MLCO if we have an MLRO?22 Sep 2023
- Do we need to carry out a DBS check on a newly hired solicitor?22 Sep 2023
- Does a personal representative with power reserved need to be named in a contract for sale?22 Sep 2023
- Does my client have to attend a directions hearing?22 Sep 2023
- Does the Code for Completion by Post apply to licensed conveyancers?22 Nov 2023
- Does the Law Society hold a list of group litigation orders?08 Oct 2020
- Does the Terrorism Act 2000 override legal professional privilege?05 Dec 2022
- How can I amend an error in a court order?07 Dec 2020
- How can I make a neurodivergent client’s court appearance less stressful?01 Aug 2023
- How do I apply to come off the court record?25 Jan 2021
- How do I bring a claim where probate or letters of administration have not been granted? 21 Dec 2020
- How do I confirm qualifying work experience?20 Mar 2023
- How do I deal with a client complaint about a barrister?09 Jul 2020
- How do I obtain a will from the Principal Probate Registry?22 Sep 2023
- How do I request a client’s medical records?22 Sep 2023
- How do I trace a missing sole executor?09 Feb 2021
- How do I verify the identity of a client without standard documentation?01 Dec 2022
- How long should I retain my closed files in storage?22 Nov 2023
- How long should I wait to distribute assets after a grant of probate?12 Oct 2023
- How long should a client's original will be retained?02 Aug 2019
- How long should my firm retain archived conveyancing files?22 Nov 2023
- How much detail must I give beneficiaries of an estate about costs?30 Apr 2021
- How should I certify a copy of an original document?22 Sep 2023
- How should I file customer due diligence papers?26 Feb 2019
- How should I give notice of intention to register an EPA?10 Aug 2020
- How should I send confidential and privileged information to a client in prison?23 Aug 2023
- I act for a client who has made no payment on account of costs. Can I terminate the retainer?21 Oct 2019
- I act for a lender. Should I send mortgage documents directly to the borrower?22 Sep 2023
- I act for a seller. What should I do if a buyer transfers purchase funds to my client account?30 Nov 2022
- I act for an executor who found £20,000 in the home of the deceased. What should I do?05 Dec 2022
- I act in a contentious matter. Do I need to supply my client with a detailed costs breakdown?30 Jan 2023
- I am a sole executor. What information should I give to residuary beneficiaries?21 Oct 2019
- I am preparing a bill of costs in a contentious matter. Is it correct that I cannot charge for incoming letters?29 Apr 2019
- I found an error in a client file. What should I do?27 Sep 2023
- I specialise in criminal litigation. Can I refuse some Legal Aid Agency cases?18 May 2020
- I undertook to pay the other side’s costs, but the matter didn’t complete. Do I have to pay the bill issued?10 May 2023
- I'm a COLP. What should I do if there's a compliance breach at my firm?18 Jan 2023
- Is a deed of variation of benefits a money laundering or tax evasion risk?22 Sep 2023
- Is a grant of letters of administration needed if a client died intestate before a bankruptcy hearing?22 Sep 2023
- Is an attorney entitled to a copy of a donor’s will?13 Jul 2020
- Is cyber insurance covered by professional indemnity insurance?19 Jul 2023
- Is outlining our reporting obligations in client care letters ‘tipping off’?26 Feb 2021
- Is the Legal Ombudsman’s final decision binding?26 Oct 2020
- Is the appointment of a minor executor valid?17 Feb 2020
- Is the general damages small claims track limit being increased?22 Sep 2023
- Is there a lower age limit on children giving evidence?14 Dec 2020
- Is there guidance on time limits for preparing wills?17 Jun 2021
- I’m a conveyancer. Do I need to sign clients up to HMLR’s anti-fraud services?23 May 2023
- I’m a sole practitioner. Do I need to appoint a money laundering officer?22 Sep 2023
- I’m acting for a buyer and the seller is unrepresented. Can I deal with an unqualified person?22 Sep 2023
- I’m holding £1 million in my client account. How can I make sure the funds are protected?22 Sep 2023
- I’m newly qualified. Can I become a freelance solicitor?22 Sep 2023
- I’m retiring as a partner. Who do I need to notify?27 Jun 2023
- I’m setting up a new firm. What should we include in our client care letters?22 Sep 2023
- I’m using a conditional fee agreement. Do I need to notify the other side?05 Oct 2021
- I’ve been professionally embarrassed. Can I withdraw from a Crown Court case?08 Jul 2021
- I’ve received a subject access request. What should I do?22 Sep 2023
- My UK client wants me to invoice an overseas associate company. Is this possible?21 Oct 2019
- My child client’s parent has been asked to sign a parental indemnity. What should I advise?02 Nov 2022
- My client does not want to disclose their address in proceedings. What do I need to do?22 Jan 2021
- My client has not instructed me for three months. Can I apply to come off the court record?23 Sep 2019
- My client has not paid their pre-certificate fees. Can I exercise a lien over the file?22 Sep 2023
- My client is a member of a UK political party. Do they count as a politically exposed person?22 Sep 2023
- My client is a possible sanctions match. What should I do?06 May 2020
- My client is paying the other side’s legal costs. Should the opponent’s solicitors issue a VAT invoice?13 Feb 2020
- My client passed away after I issued their personal injury claim. What should I do?22 Sep 2023
- My client wants to end a damages-based agreement. Are they liable for costs?22 Sep 2023
- My client’s deeds have been lost in the post. Who’s responsible for the replacement?23 Jan 2023
- Should I carry out an AML risk assessment on every new regulated matter?05 Aug 2019
- Should I charge VAT on a medico-legal report from a non-VAT registered expert?22 Sep 2023
- Should I send a client care letter to the principal or the court appointed deputy10 Oct 2019
- Should I send original documents to the Legal Ombudsman?10 Nov 2023
- Should I share information about the execution of a will with a rival firm?27 Apr 2020
- Should I take out additional PII cover to act in a property purchase for an old friend?12 Oct 2020
- Should solicitors copy estate agents into emails about the progress of conveyancing transactions?03 Aug 2020
- Should we quote our account number on bills?01 Jul 2020
- The deeds for an estate with unregistered land are missing. What should I do?12 Apr 2021
- The other side won’t explain how the costs my client must pay are calculated. What can I do?22 Sep 2023
- What ID is needed to visit a client at a police station?22 Sep 2023
- What are my obligations to a client after an initial interview?02 Jun 2020
- What checks should I make before releasing a lasting power of attorney (LPA)?17 Nov 2021
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