Example sentences of "solicitors [unc] firms " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legal Aid Board proposals to grant ‘ franchises ’ to selected solicitors ' firms doing legal aid advice work under the ‘ green form ’ scheme will enable the board and lawyers to jointly improve the system , John Pitts , the board chairman , said . |
| 2 | Solicitors ' firms are caught out by the housing market collapse . |
| 3 | Solicitors ' firms are caught out by the housing market collapse . |
| 4 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |
| 5 | It would be open to any solicitors ' firms , and ( although there were difficulties , e.g. about funding ) advice agencies and law centres , that satisfied the criteria . |
| 6 | The former , covering all or most categories of legal aid work , would almost always be provided by solicitors ' firms ; the latter could be provided by solicitors ' firms , law centres , advice agencies and national organisations giving advice to individual clients . |
| 7 | The former , covering all or most categories of legal aid work , would almost always be provided by solicitors ' firms ; the latter could be provided by solicitors ' firms , law centres , advice agencies and national organisations giving advice to individual clients . |
| 8 | Many solicitors ' firms participate in the TransAction scheme , set up by the Law Society [ the solicitors ' professional body ] to reduce the delays which can lead to breaks in property chains , and make the conveyancing process run more smoothly . |
| 9 | The Law Society has today published the findings of a research survey into practice management in solicitors ' firms . |
| 10 | Solicitors ' firms believe that the most important changes which have led to improvements in their efficiency are the introduction of new technology and better management systems |
| 11 | Future research will examine in detail the views of clients and seek to demonstrate how effective management systems can be designed to reflect the strengths , weaknesses and aspirations of the people who make up solicitors ' firms . |
| 12 | To help solicitors ' firms train their representatives to meet acceptable standards , the Society is producing comprehensive training material which should be available by October 1993 . |
| 13 | Pending the introduction of such a law , valuable bilateral contacts were made to safeguard those established solicitors ' firms in Brussels and Paris , the major centres of international legal practice in continental Europe . |
| 14 | The salaried partner is frequently encountered in modern solicitors ' firms . |
| 15 | Execution of the partnership agreement as a deed is only required when , and this will rarely be the case with solicitors ' firms , it seeks to transfer land or an interest in land : otherwise an agreement under hand will be sufficient . |
| 16 | The Law Society has issued guidance notes for equal opportunities in solicitors ' firms which reproduce a standard policy for their use which has been drawn up on the basis of recommendations of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality . |
| 17 | Advertising costs now form a not inconsiderable part of the budget of most solicitors ' firms . |
| 18 | According to a recent Law Society survey , some 22 per cent of solicitors ' firms in England and Wales are considering merging with another practice : that percentage rises to 47 in the City of London . |
| 19 | Many of the more intractable problems involved with merger of solicitors ' firms will be within the province of the accountancy profession : and the best advice as to how to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable will be obtained not through the pages of any book but from a fellow professional who has actually and successfully observed the process at first hand . |
| 20 | Solicitors ' firms large and small have come to realise that at a time when competition is intense and growth is seen as essential in order to meet increased overheads and maintain profit levels ( let alone to increase them ) any policy which irrevocably rules out fundamental reorganisation of their practices is likely to prove short-sighted . |
| 21 | For some years now solicitors ' firms have perceived benefits to be gained by forming associations which fall some way short of partnership . |
| 22 | ( c ) Goodwill Before the Finance Act 1956 and the introduction of tax relief for contributions to retirement annuity contracts for the self-employed , outgoing partners in solicitors ' firms invariably relied upon being paid out for their interest in the firm 's goodwill as the principal means of providing for themselves and their families during their retirement and after their death . |