Small Business Framework - Research - The Legal Services Board
Small Business Framework - Research - The Legal Services Board
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commonplace"justiciable"issues"are"most"likely"to"be"regarded"as"not"requiring"<br />
legal"advice."<br />
As"with"the"Hong"Kong"study,"<strong>The</strong>"AIA"research"also"indicated"that,"when"<br />
support" is" sought" about" justiciable" issues," those" running" small" businesses" will"<br />
generally" first" look" to" friends," family," colleagues" and" associates." Those" with"<br />
business" experience" are" also" a" common" source" of" “quasi]legal" advice”" (AIA"<br />
<strong>Research</strong>"2010,"p.12),"along"with"the"Internet."<br />
<strong>The</strong>"AIA"research"also"found"that"small"businesses"perceive"formal"legal"<br />
advice"as"expensive,"time]consuming,"serious"and"a"last"resort."Consequently,"it"<br />
is" more" often" sought" “on" a" more" reactive”" (AIA" <strong>Research</strong>" 2010," p.15)" basis."<br />
Nevertheless," the" AIA" research" found" evidence" that" businesses" become" more"<br />
willing"to"use"legal"services"once"they"have"had"experience"of"such"services."<br />
Some"non]lawyer"advisers,"such"as"accountants,"appear"to"be"commonly"<br />
relied"upon"to"provide"support"in"relation"to"justiciable"issues.""<br />
<strong>The</strong>"issues"that"legal"services"are"most"often"used"for"concern"commercial"<br />
contracts,"followed"by"business"set"up,"employment,"debt,"business"property"and"<br />
intellectual"property."<br />
"<br />
Orima'<strong>Research</strong>'Study'on'<strong>Small</strong>'<strong>Business</strong>'Dispute'Resolution'<br />
<strong>The</strong>"Australian"Orima"<strong>Research</strong>"study"found"that"almost"two]thirds"of"those"small"<br />
businesses"that"“had"experienced"a"dispute"and"approached"a"third"party"to"help"<br />
resolve"the"matter”"approached"a"lawyer"(Orima"<strong>Research</strong>"2010,"p.18)."<br />
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