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Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector28 Mar 2023
Choice of court agreements after Brexit10 Feb 2021
DAC 6 and legal professional privilege 26 Jan 2021
EU legal professional privilege after Brexit29 Nov 2021
Enforcement of foreign judgments after Brexit12 Jul 2023
GDPR for solicitors01 Aug 2019
LPP and client confidentiality12 Mar 2020
Legal professional privilege18 Dec 2023
Litigants in person: guidelines for lawyers04 Jun 2015
Rules on jurisdiction after Brexit13 Jan 2021
Service of documents after Brexit13 Jan 2021
Taking of evidence after Brexit13 Jan 2021
Working with clients who may lack mental capacity27 Jun 2023
Working with vulnerable clients case studies05 Jun 2020

Are our courts fit for purpose?19 Dec 2022
Cost of a day in court27 Jul 2018
Global position of English law: International Data Insights 202410 Sep 2024

Confidentiality around client insolvency17 Nov 2010
Conflict of interests11 Sep 2024
Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes14 Jul 2023
Disputed wills: guidance for practitioners05 Sep 2023
Professional undertakings07 Sep 2022
Protection for client accounts21 Dec 2023
Responding to a financial crime investigation24 Jan 2022
Unbundling civil legal services12 Apr 2022

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?08 Dec 2023
A judge refused my client鈥檚 application to appeal. Can the same judge hear the substantive appeal?22 Sep 2023
Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?30 Jan 2023
Can I administer a joint statutory declaration?02 Mar 2020
Can I administer an oath to a child deponent?22 Sep 2023
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 ask a client about a register discrepancy without tipping off?08 Apr 2024
Can I charge for incoming telephone calls?16 Mar 2021
Can I charge for time spent preparing a Larke v Nugus statement?09 Mar 2020
Can I enter into a damages-based agreement for a divorce case?11 May 2020
Can I make a Sears Tooth agreement with a client having trouble paying their bill?16 Jul 2021
Can I send a final bill by email?24 Nov 2023
Can I use a conditional fee agreement for an Inheritance Act 1975 claim?22 Sep 2023
Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?24 Aug 2020
Can conditional fee agreements be used in housing disrepair cases?22 Sep 2023
Do I have to remove court bundles after hearings?22 Apr 2024
Do I need to go on the court record if I provide unbundled advocacy services?25 Oct 2022
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 do I bring a claim where probate or letters of administration have not been granted? 21 Dec 2020
How do I request a client鈥檚 medical records?22 Sep 2023
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 in a contentious matter. Do I need to supply my client with a detailed costs breakdown?30 Jan 2023
I received files in error meant for the other side鈥檚 client. What should I do?02 Sep 2024
Is a grant of letters of administration needed if a client died intestate before a bankruptcy hearing?22 Sep 2023
Is the general damages small claims track limit being increased?22 Sep 2023
Is there a de minimis amount for sanctions?17 Jun 2024
Is there a lower age limit on children giving evidence?14 Dec 2020
I鈥檓 using a conditional fee agreement. Do I need to notify the other side?05 Oct 2021
My child client鈥檚 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 paid their pre-certificate fees. Can I exercise a lien over the file?22 Sep 2023
My client is paying the other side鈥檚 legal costs. Should the opponent鈥檚 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
Should I charge VAT on a medico-legal report from a non-VAT registered expert?22 Sep 2023
What must I tell a client before suing for non-contentious fees?07 Apr 2020
What should I do if a litigant in person loses capacity?01 Feb 2021
What should I do if my client loses capacity?22 Sep 2023
What wording should I use to swear an oral statutory declaration?22 Sep 2023
Where should I refer a potential claim about a defective drug?22 Sep 2023
Who鈥檚 responsible for the cost of setting up a remote hearing?28 Dec 2020

Consent form: Access to client health records14 Nov 2018
Model conditional fee agreement18 Dec 2023
Money laundering risks and threats16 Sep 2024
Nightingale courts status interactive map27 Jun 2023

Adequate consideration and proceeds of crime26 Sep 2024
Advocacy standards07 Dec 2023
Clinical negligence01 Apr 2024
Court closures20 Aug 2024
Fixed recoverable costs03 Nov 2023
Personal injury27 Feb 2024
Regulation of CILEX members02 Jul 2024
Remote hearings24 Jul 2024

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