Risk Management CPD for Scottish Lawyers - Terms of Business & Best Practice

Introduction

Well drafted terms of business will significantly mitigate the risks of complaints and claims from clients.

This webinar will explore some of the key issues to consider when preparing terms of business.

This webinar will also look at the information required by the Law Society of Scotland rules together with the additional information, from a best practice perspective, which should help to manage the client’s expectations.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Client-Solicitor agency relationship
• Whether ToB binding or not? Considering Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP v AA Limited [2023]
• Terms of Business essential information
• Terms of Business best practice
• Contracting Out
• Professional Negligence - scope of advice
• Implied terms
• Termination of client-solicitor relationship

This webinar was recorded on 11th January 2024