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Business development for law firms07 Oct 2019
Client funds21 Apr 2020
Cyber insurance for law firms03 Aug 2022
Help for solicitors facing financial difficulty25 Aug 2023
Notes on intra-group guarantees and intra-group loans05 Jun 2018
PII buyers' guide14 Sep 2020
Recommended minimum salary for trainee solicitors and SQE candidates30 Jul 2024
Renewing your firm’s professional indemnity insurance05 Aug 2024
Run-off cover31 Jan 2024
Solicitors Indemnity Fund and post six-year run-off cover03 Oct 2023
Top-up cover (excess layer) for professional indemnity insurance15 Sep 2023
VAT treatment of disbursements and expenses05 Feb 2020
What happens if you cannot renew your professional indemnity insurance25 Sep 2020

Blockchain: legal and regulatory guidance report (third edition)07 Sep 2020
Blockchain: the legal implications of distributed systems01 Aug 2017
Forecasting economic activity levels in the legal activities sector09 Sep 2021
Fresh challenges but new opportunities, Financial Benchmarking Survey shows20 Mar 2024
Latest trends in professional indemnity insurance for law firms21 Jul 2023
The economic contribution of legal services 202428 Nov 2024

Professional indemnity insurance15 Sep 2023
Protection for client accounts21 Dec 2023
Residual client balances24 Jan 2023

Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?30 Jan 2023
Can I advise on matters after my PII expires?11 Jan 2024
Can I charge a client for storage of documents?13 Feb 2023
Can I send a final bill by email?24 Nov 2023
Do I have to give the oath fees I receive to my new firm's partners?30 Sep 2019
Do I need to charge VAT on services provided by my firm?22 Sep 2023
Do partners have to sign bills?26 Feb 2019
I act in a contentious matter. Do I need to supply my client with a detailed costs breakdown?30 Jan 2023
I’m holding £1 million in my client account. How can I make sure the funds are protected?22 Sep 2023
Should we quote our account number on bills?01 Jul 2020
What support is available to firms renewing their PII?07 Sep 2020
When can a Legal Ombudsman case fee be charged?01 Aug 2023

Anti-corruption training21 Mar 2023

Economic crime levy21 Mar 2024
Home Office suspended funds scheme: share your views01 Aug 2023

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