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Should you be Closing Your Law Firm?

Should you be Closing Your Law Firm?

In the current climate, with every Law firm considering the best strategy for their organization, it is worth taking a serious look at the pros and cons of closure.

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Lifeline for Solicitors with Business Interruption Insurance

Lifeline for Solicitors with Business Interruption Insurance

Those solicitors practices that had Business Interruption Insurance can now look to receiving a pay-out on their policies following a ruling from the Supreme Court.

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Howden Solicitors' Professional Indemnity Insurance Market Report

Howden Solicitors' Professional Indemnity Insurance Market Report

Howden's latest Market Report reviews how the PII market for solicitors performed in 2020 and forecasts what we expect to see as we move through 2021.

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Do you Know How Much Your Law Firm is Worth?

Do you Know How Much Your Law Firm is Worth?

It is imperative that every law firm knows its current worth and has a clear plan for how to maximise the substantial value that can come from building a successful law firm.

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New Year’s Resolutions? New Year – New Start

New Year’s Resolutions? New Year – New Start

We reflect on 2020 and provide some useful tips to ensure that you are up to date with your compliance and regulation commitments in 2021.

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3,000 law firms “could be forced to close or merge”

3,000 law firms “could be forced to close or merge”

Viv Williams speaks with Nick Hilborne from Legal Futures and shares some of the findings of a recent survey undertaken by Viv Williams Consulting

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See and Seize the Opportunity

See and Seize the Opportunity

Anybody who owns and runs a law firm should always be thinking about how and when to maximise the value that their firm has built up over the years.

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M & A Activity

M & A Activity

Read the first of a number of results of an audit conducted by the team at Viv Williams Consulting

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Solicitors’ PII Renewal on 1 October 2020: An Overview

Solicitors’ PII Renewal on 1 October 2020: An Overview

If we were asked to sum up the 1 October renewal for solicitors’ PII in one word, it would be……”brutal”.

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8 Ways to Meet your Lexcel Commitments

8 Ways to Meet your Lexcel Commitments

Law firms face an unprecedented challenge brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. Never has it been more important to utilise the trusted risk framework familiar to a Lexcel Accredited legal practice.

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Tips for law firms to help survive the Coronavirus Covid-19 crisis

Tips for law firms to help survive the Coronavirus Covid-19 crisis

Read a transcript of a discussion between Viv Williams and David Gilroy (Conscious Solutions) from May 2020.

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Managing in a Crisis

Managing in a Crisis

Many Law firms find themselves surprisingly cash rich at present following a good March and the CIBLS and bounce back loan schemes. Many firms have furloughed staff and have closed offices therefore o

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