Example sentences of "[adj] solicitor ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Legal Aid Board , which administers legal aid , proposes to stop paying for work carried out by unaccredited solicitors ' representatives after 1st October 1994 . |
| 2 | We have said that immigration and asylum cases are unique in that the Government and the United Nations fund a free , professional legal advice and representation service in the shape of UKIAS and the Government fund free solicitors ' advice through the green form . |
| 3 | Scottish solicitors ' accounts in English legal aid cases are not normally taxed by Taxing Masters in England , but under an informal arrangement are referred for scrutiny to the Central Committee Taxation Department . |
| 4 | Scottish solicitors ' monopoly over conveyancing fees to be ended |
| 5 | SCOTTISH solicitors ' monopoly over charging fees for conveyancing is to be ended and their rights of audience extended to Scotland 's supreme courts , the High Court and Court of Session . |
| 6 | Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors ' offices . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This chapter contains an overview of the present state of play , and considers the basic requirements for practice in a conventional solicitors ' partnership . |
| 9 | The Law Society and the Legal Aid Board have agreed to introduce a Scheme which is designed to ensure that only competent solicitors ' representatives advise suspects at police stations . |
| 10 | The Scheme will ensure that all solicitors ' representatives who give police station advice do so to an agreed standard of competence . |
| 11 | The Standards will form part of the criteria which have to be met by firms applying for a legal aid franchise , but they will apply to all solicitors ' practices , whether seeking a franchise or not . |
| 12 | Whilst that may work well enough in a small firm ( though even then the theory may need some adjustment , if only for example to permit decisions to be taken while partners are on holiday ) , the complexity which attends the affairs of all solicitors ' practices of any size will make it impossible to give each of the partners such degrees of freedom or power . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In addition to the commercially available collections of precedents , many solicitors ' offices have their own in-house standard precedent , and the terms of other businesses in the same line as the client may also serve as a source of ideas . |
| 15 | She passed two closed solicitors ' offices on the main street . |
| 16 | Thus : ( 1 ) the said Solicitors ' Publicity Code ( which is summarised in Chapter 12 ) was introduced in 1988 , revised in 1990 , and covers the whole field ; from the general ( solicitors may hold themselves out to be good , but not to be better than the other firm down the road ; publicity must be accurate and not mislead ; a solicitor 's advertisement must identify the solicitor by name ) to the particular ( the correct designation of a solicitor 's practice , entries in legal directories , addresses to the Court and the use of the legal aid logo ) ; ( 2 ) the Law Society 's code incorporates by reference the provisions of the British Code of Advertising Practice which in its own way requires publicity material to be honest , truthful and decent , unambiguous and responsible , and contains a separate section relating to the advertising of financial services and products ; ( 3 ) the Financial Services ( Conduct of Business ) Rules 1987 also cover the advertising of financial services and products and will need to be studied by any firm carrying on investment business ; ( 4 ) solicitors will also need to be familiar with the Consumer Credit ( Advertisements ) Regulations 1989 and other secondary legislation in that connection , the whole corpus replete with the jargon unique to that area of law ; ( 5 ) the Business Names Act 1985 , which has already been referred to in Chapter 1 , requires revision of a firm 's letterheading every time there is a change in the identity of the partners , which will include any occasion when a salaried partner whose name has previously been shown " below the line " is promoted . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Uncle Kevin was in a big solicitors ' practice : they 'd find a place for him . |
| 19 | Before qualifying , Tony was involved in the Trainee Solicitors ' Group and is now involved in the National Committee of the Young Solicitors ' Group which he sees as an important role both socially and in terms of his work . |
| 20 | The salaried partner is frequently encountered in modern solicitors ' firms . |
| 21 | Such private dealings , however , are not likely to occur with any frequency in modern solicitors ' partnerships . |
| 22 | Modern solicitors ' offices are no longer run in a leisurely way . |
| 23 | In all probability , however , in the modern solicitors ' partnership it will have been agreed to leave goodwill out of account ( see below ) . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It incorporates the latest Solicitors ' Accounts and Accountants ' Report rules ( p 97 ) . |
| 26 | Advertising costs now form a not inconsiderable part of the budget of most solicitors ' firms . |