Practice accounting: decoding the future - Hazlewoods
Practice accounting: decoding the future - Hazlewoods
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