The Law Society has published guidance which you can access here: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/update-on-legal-practitioner-keyworkers/ In Summary: if you practice in Litigation, Criminal Law or Private Client (wills and perhaps LPAs) you are a Key Worker. Here is a link to the link on the government website where you may check if you are allowed to have a […]
A useful very simple guide to running a Client Account in a Law Firm issued by the Law Society. Here's the link - which itself has some helpful links. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/client-funds/
Find here a link to the Law Society's guidance issued 9th April 2020 on renewing your PII (Professinal Indemnity Insurance), with a view particularly to the Covid-19 crisis. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-renewing-your-firms-pii/ The Law Society Gazette gives a useful digest of nthe situation in this article: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-offers-little-leeway-for-firms-struggling-to-renew-pii/5103824.article#.XpirSen23Z4.linkedin
I think we are at risk of making this situation economically worse for ourselves than it already is. I’m talking about lack of confidence. I thought this during the 2008 crash. The news channels will focus on the negative, the sensational, the catastrophic – it makes them seem more important, they used to say ‘it […]
One for Litigators: Dispute Resolution, Family, PI, Immigration (JR), Civil Lit - anyone who creates Trial Bundles and Trial Bundle Indexes. We are always looking out for ideas and software that might help our clients. From experience, I know what a pain they are to create. You spend hours on this. Then at trial 1 […]
To furlough or not to furlough - that is the question! I am not an economist of an accountant but like many business owners I am having to grapple with extraordinary decisions at this time. I'll share my thoughts if you join in and share yours in the comments! Like many small business owners, I […]
A protocol has just been released agreed between 11 insurers and 11 law firms to try to prevent game playing around deadlines, limitation dates etc during the Coronavirus crisis. Here is a link to the report in Litigation Futures: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/litigation-dispute-resolution Organisations can pledge their commitment to the protocol and see who has signed up on […]
In these times where we are supposed to be working remotely – how to you get documents signed? If you are used to posting documents out for signature – should you be making your clients walk/drive out to the post box? Even without the coronavirus there was a strong argument for using digital signatures to […]
These are challenging times. As business leaders we have a duty to the safety of our families and the community - and also to maintain our business so there is work and income for them. Do not panic. We are all going through the change curve at the moment: If you want to survive and […]
It certainly will have an effect but what it will be no-one knows. Here are my thoughts for what they’re worth. I’d welcome other people’s opinions. This is obviously a fluid situation. By Practice Area Conveyancing – likely to take a hit – is moving house unnecessary travel? I wouldn’t be surprised if this will […]
