Solicitors' Accounts Rules: Don't Fall Foul of the SDT

In October 2011 the new accounts rules came into force. Are you up to date?

Solicitors Accounts Rules apply to all solicitors in practice and most working in in-house legal departments.

The rules continue to be very detailed and this course covers all the latest requirements and also considers what constitutes best practice. Currently failure to implement the accounts rules makes up the majority of referrals to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Don’t get caught out by the new requirements. The consequence of non-compliance can be severe and range from fines, to reprimand and suspension, not to mention costs.

The course will cover:

• The key principles which underpin the Solicitors Account Rules
• General principles and interpretation of the rules and responsibility for compliance
• The new post of Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
• Correctly distinguishing between client, office and controlled trust money
• Dealing profit costs and correctly identifying disbursements
• Client monies and the operation of client accounts
• Pragmatic approach to key accounting and reconciliation requirements
• New approach to interest payments
• Accounting systems and records

Course Dates

29/05/2012 Birmingham	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
31/05/2012 London	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
04/07/2012 London	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
04/09/2012 Nottingham	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
06/09/2012 Southampton	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
10/09/2012 Bristol	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
17/09/2012 Manchester	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
19/09/2012 Birmingham	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
04/10/2012 Leeds	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information
05/10/2012 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	09:30 - 12:45 Venue Information
16/10/2012 London	14:00 - 17:15 Venue Information

Stephen Richardson 
is a qualified accountant and has enjoyed 25 years of successful business management, to Managing Director level, in companies engaging up to 320 people. His style is open and interactive, encouraging questions on any aspect of management. One of his mottos is ‘if nobody does anything, nothing will happen’ and he draws from his own management experience to provide workable solutions for delegates.