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Practice accounting: decoding the future - Hazlewoods

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Venues:<br />

20 September 2011 Bristol<br />

Bristol Golf Course is conveniently located just off<br />

Junction 17 on <strong>the</strong> M5.<br />

Address:<br />

The Bristol Golf Club<br />

St. Swithins Park, Blackhorse Hill,<br />

Almondsbury,<br />

Bristol, BS10 7TP<br />

21 September 2011 Birmingham<br />

The Studio is located in <strong>the</strong> centre of Birmingham.<br />

Five minute’s walk from New Street Station.<br />

Address:<br />

The Studio,<br />

7 Cannon Street,<br />

Birmingham,<br />

B2 5EP<br />

22 September 2011 Cheltenham<br />

Ellenborough Park Hotel is only 10 minutes from<br />

Cheltenham at <strong>the</strong> foot of Cleeve Hill.<br />

Address:<br />

Ellenborough Park,<br />

Southam Road,<br />

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,<br />

GL52 3NH<br />

Speakers<br />

Jon Cartwright<br />

Jon is a Partner in <strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team.<br />

He is a committee member of <strong>the</strong> Institute of<br />

Chartered Accountants Solicitors’ Special<br />

Interest Group, a member of <strong>the</strong> Chartered<br />

Institute of Taxation and specialises in<br />

partnership taxation.<br />

Patricia Kinahan<br />

Trish is a Partner in <strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team.<br />

As well as being one of our tax experts, Trish<br />

deals with all day to day issues for solicitors,<br />

and has been working with many practices on<br />

improving <strong>the</strong>ir performance.<br />

Andy Harris<br />

Andy is a Director in <strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team.<br />

Very experienced in all aspects of advising<br />

practices, he has a particular expertise in<br />

offering advice on management reporting and<br />

performance issues.<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team<br />

Our twenty-five strong Legal Team was set up thirteen years ago, and<br />

we now act for approximately one hundred legal practices across <strong>the</strong><br />

country, as well as many o<strong>the</strong>rs on a consultancy basis.<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

<strong>accounting</strong>:<br />

<strong>decoding</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>future</strong><br />

Legal Seminar<br />

20 September - Bristol<br />

21 September - Birmingham<br />

22 September - Cheltenham<br />

1.5 CPD<br />

Points<br />

Please return your completed form to:<br />

Helen Carter<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong>, Staverton Court, Staverton, Cheltenham,<br />

Gloucestershire GL51 0UX<br />

Email: helen.carter@hazlewoods.co.uk


Booking Form<br />

Your Chosen Venue:<br />

Bristol Birmingham Cheltenham<br />

Title:<br />

Name:<br />

Position:<br />

<strong>Practice</strong> name:<br />

Address:<br />

Postcode:<br />

Telephone:<br />

E-mail:<br />

I wish to reserve places(s) on <strong>the</strong> Legal Seminar<br />

Name of additional guest(s):<br />

Guest email address/es:<br />

<strong>Practice</strong> <strong>accounting</strong>:<br />

<strong>decoding</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>future</strong><br />

October 2011 will see a number of changes in<br />

<strong>the</strong> legal sector. Although practices are used to<br />

seeing change, having so many at once is a lot<br />

to deal with, even for <strong>the</strong> most organised of<br />

firms.<br />

Although ABSs have been delayed, pending Parliamentary<br />

approval, <strong>the</strong> new Code of Conduct and Outcomes<br />

Focused Regulation have not. There are a number of<br />

issues that practices need to consider and prepare for.<br />

Our legal seminar will look at <strong>the</strong> impact of <strong>the</strong>se<br />

changes, and in particular <strong>the</strong> following:-<br />

An introduction to <strong>the</strong> new SRA Accounts Rules, and<br />

a look at how firms can design and implement new<br />

procedures to deal with <strong>the</strong>m effectively.<br />

The new Code of Conduct, and in particular <strong>the</strong><br />

financial requirements and risk assessments that each<br />

firm is required to undertake.<br />

The impact of ABS. What are outsider investors<br />

looking for? Does size matter? What makes a<br />

successful merger? The benefits and drawbacks of<br />

mergers.<br />

The seminar is open to partners, members, directors and<br />

practice managers.<br />

We hope that you will be able to join us for what<br />

promises to be an informative and enjoyable event.<br />

We are registered with <strong>the</strong> Law Society as an<br />

approved course provider, and attendees will be<br />

entitled to 1.5 hours of CPD.<br />

Programme<br />

4.00pm<br />

4.30pm<br />

Registration<br />

Welcome and Introduction<br />

Jon Cartwright<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team Partner<br />

4.40pm An introduction to <strong>the</strong> new SRA<br />

Accounts Rules<br />

Andy Harris<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team Director<br />

Andy will explain <strong>the</strong> changes that have been made to <strong>the</strong><br />

Rules, in particular <strong>the</strong> amendment to <strong>the</strong> calculation of<br />

client interest, and <strong>the</strong> policies that firms need to<br />

introduce, as this has created <strong>the</strong> most debate since <strong>the</strong><br />

rule changes were announced.<br />

5.00pm The new Code of Conduct<br />

Jon Cartwright<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team Partner<br />

Jon will explain <strong>the</strong> key requirements within <strong>the</strong> new Code<br />

of Conduct in relation to <strong>the</strong> financial requirements of each<br />

practice going forward and <strong>the</strong> benefits that this can bring<br />

to <strong>the</strong> practice in terms of managing <strong>the</strong>ir practice better.<br />

5.20pm The impact of ABS<br />

Patricia Kinahan<br />

<strong>Hazlewoods</strong> Legal Team Partner<br />

Trish will discuss our views on <strong>the</strong> introduction of ABS<br />

and what outsider investors will be looking for in a legal<br />

practice. Whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> answer is to get bigger and why<br />

some mergers work and o<strong>the</strong>rs do not.<br />

5.40pm<br />

Questions and discussion<br />

5.55pm<br />

Drinks and canapés

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