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Guide to Good Practice

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GBP39.95


Practice management


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11 June 2009


Law Society Publishing


9781853287343


Paperback
234 x 156 mm
386 pages

Guide to Good Practice

The Law Society

Overview

Find answers to essential practice related queries quickly and easily with the help of the Guide to Good Practice. This book brings together all the current practice advice and Practice Notes produced by the Law Society into a single portable book.

The Guide to Good Practice covers the following areas of practice and key topics:

  • Civil Litigation
  • Conveyancing and property
  • Costs and fees
  • Crime
  • Family
  • Money laundering
  • Oaths and affidavits
  • Practice management
  • Tax and VAT
  • Wills and probate.

Every chapter offers:

  • Q and A Section—providing you with answers to the most frequently asked questions encountered by the Practice Advice Service; and
  • Practice Notes - the Law Society's view of good practice in a particular area, which will clarify the FAQs and provide further information.

There is also a useful Resources chapter, providing signposts to key Law Society contacts and resources.

Whilst this advice is not the only standard of good practice that solicitors can follow, doing so will make it easier to account to oversight bodies for your actions, and will help you to run an efficient and profitable practice.

Reviews

"At last, in one handy paperback you have the means to save yourself a considerable amount of time searching for answers to frequently asked questions – all here to hand in this useful volume."

Phillip Taylor, barrister, Richmond Green Chambers

"The Guide to Good Practice is accessible, covers the main issues faced by practitioners and, most importantly, is excellent value for money...It should occupy a prominent place on any compliance manager's desk and be a key text in any self-respecting legal library."

The Student Law Journal

Contents

1. Civil litigation, Q and A, Compensation Act 2006, Payment by results
2. Conveyancing and property, Q and A, House competitions, Identity evidence for Land Registry, Mortgage fraud, Mortgage possession claims
3. Costs and fees, Q and A, Telegraphic transfer fees, Contentious costs, Non-contentious costs
4. Crime, Q and A, Criminal Procedure Rules and solicitors' duties, Virtual courts first hearings, Withdrawing from a criminal case
5. Money Laundering, Q and A, Anti-money laundering Anti-terrorism
6. Oaths and Affadavits, Q and A
7. Practice Management, Q and A, Banking crisis, Business continuity, Client care letters, Complaints management, Continuing professional development, Data protection, File retention, Initial interviews, Information security, Job seeking, Redundancy
8. Tax and VAT, Q and A, Tax payment difficulties, VAT change, VAT on disbursements, VAT on legal aid work
9. Wills and probate/private client, Q and A, Estate administration with banks protocols, Lasting powers of attorney, Gifts of property, Debt relief orders
10. Useful Contacts
11. Resources.