Example sentences of "a [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Cooper , a partner in a solicitors ' firm , was less cheerful : ‘ A Labour victory will cost me £250,000 a year . |
| 2 | Quigly , Willis and Frome — it would have formed a sufficiently high-sounding trio of names to grace a solicitors ' firm . |
| 3 | The lien of a solicitors ' firm over clients ' papers pending payment of its costs will not be lost by a change in membership so long as the papers have come into the firm 's possession before the change : they can not ( subject always to any specific arrangements with the client to the contrary ) lawfully be retained after such a change in respect of a debt falling due before that event . |
| 4 | Rule 2 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 provides : Solicitors may at their discretion publicise their practices , or permit other persons to do so , or publicise the businesses or activities of other persons , provided there is no breach of these rules and provided there is compliance with a Solicitors ' Publicity Code promulgated from time to time by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls . |
| 5 | Never underestimate how terrified many people are when faced with the prospect of going into a solicitors ' office . |
| 6 | There is little in this which is peculiar to a solicitors ' partnership dispute but with regard to the last noted remedy the court recognises the great and possibly irreparable harm that could be done by appointing a receiver over a professional firm and may be reluctant to make such an order at the behest of one disaffected partner ( see Floydd v Cheney [ 1970 ] Ch 602 and Sobell v Boston [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 1587 ) . |
| 7 | Since in the case of a solicitors ' partnership all parties to such agreements should be taken as being familiar with the legal principles governing covenants in restraint of trade as well as with the particular circumstances of the practice with which they have all been involved , it might be thought that the court would be unwilling to substitute its own ideas as to what might constitute reasonable protection for the business . |
| 8 | A tenancy in common is usual in a business situation such as a solicitors ' partnership . |
| 9 | City Diary : Jackson 's new brief breaks a solicitors ' barrier |
| 10 | Under the Solicitors Accounts ( Deposit Interest ) Rules 1987 , solicitors have a duty to account to their clients for the interest earned by the placing of such monies in a solicitors ' client account . |
| 11 | He graduated from the University with an LLB in 1950 and is a partner in a solicitors ' practice in Nottingham . |
| 12 | For example , a solicitors ' practice operating out of High Street , Falkirk , may feel it has a lot less to fear from terrorist attack than , say , one in the City . |
| 13 | The reason for this is to ensure that all services central to a solicitors ' practice are regulated by the Law society . |
| 14 | Service companies The attractiveness of service companies in the administration of a solicitors ' practice will by and large depend upon the perceived fiscal advantages at any particular time ( see Chapters 5 and 10 ) . |
| 15 | It is not the purpose of this or the following chapter to present a comprehensive guide to the administration of a solicitors ' practice or to advise as to the ways in which its profitability can be increased . |
| 16 | ( b ) Professional conduct Given the nature of a solicitors ' practice , even in the absence of a written agreement it would readily be implied that each partner owed a duty to his co-partners to observe the professional conduct regulations promulgated by the Law Society . |
| 17 | In the ordinary course of a solicitors ' practice the partners will meet at regular intervals to discuss the affairs of the firm ( Clause 17.03 ) . |
| 18 | I am writing as the senior partner in a solicitors ' practice , employing over 20 people , in reply to some of the comments spreading gloom and despondency about the Labour Party 's proposals in the areas of taxation , economic growth and training . |
| 19 | The county was divided into four areas in each of which , with commendable foresight , a Guardians ' Committee was brought in , thereby retaining the important element of voluntary service by local residents . |
| 20 | From then one we are taken through a Druids ' Grove to consider swords , war trumpets , and the bronze shield cover discovered in the River Witham in Lincolnshire and dates from the second century BC . |
| 21 | Every hour after the operation , a nurse took his temperature and plotted it on a progress ' graph . |
| 22 | If she is over 60 when her husband dies , she will usually receive a retirement pension rather than a widows ' pension . |
| 23 | There 's soon to be a beginners ' wall as well , but the most impressive construction is an immense leading wall built by DR Climbing Walls . |
| 24 | 12 Learn how to use a map and compass on a beginners ' Pathfinder day organised by the Yorkshire Dales National Park . |
| 25 | On Wednesdays Karen will be at Suffolk College , Ipswich with a beginners ' class and the full day course , again on the ribber , is to be on Fridays at Thorpe High School , Clacton . |
| 26 | the expert sailers say its not a beginners ' boat but will give an exciting performance … they think it will be a good test of skill … and it 's a great boat to sail … it 's fantastic … just the craft to be in |
| 27 | Tramp nightclub owner Johnny Gold lives out a housewives ' fantasy in the arms of the exotic Chippendale hunks on his camp Christmas card . |
| 28 | JOHN Trussler , the president of the Chartered Institute of Building renewed his call to the Chancellor for a Builders ' Budget while in Darlington yesterday . |
| 29 | My parish priest had always dreamed of building outstation churches and , with the luxury of two curates , here was his chance to convert one into a builders ' labourer ! |
| 30 | He was educated at the local church school then , at the age of twelve , went to work for a builders ' business in Lancaster . |