The Gazette 1985

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1985

Conveyancing (Flat Development) Referral Service

Why is ourmanager's door always open?

1. Terms of the Consultancy Service (1) The principle upon which the consultancy service will work is that the consulting firm will not accept from the client within 2 years of the completion of the Consultancy Assignment, any work of the type which, at the time when the consulting firm was first retained in relation to that client's affairs, was being carried out by the referring firm, without the approval of the referring firm. This will not, however, be an absolute rule as obviously circumstances can arise, such as the death of a sole practitioner, in a practice where the client would insist on going elsewhere anyway. (2) The client shall remain the client of the referring solicitor unless there is some special arrangement to the contrary. The consultant will not, without the referring solicitor's consent consult directly with the client. Again, however, this cannot be an absolute rule as in certain circumstances it would not be right for the consultant to be in a situation where the facts in which they were being asked to advise were limited only to those which the referring firm gave them or if the advice was being conveyed at secondhand to the client. (3) The referring solicitor would be personally responsible for the consultant's fee. (4) The referring solicitor may charge the consultant's fee as an item of outlay or absorb such fee and include an equivalent amount in his professional charges to the client. (5) It is not envisaged that a fee would be payable to the referring firm by the consultancy firm. (6) The service will be provided on the basis that the solicitor to whom the case is referred will be accepting responsibility for the Flat Scheme on the basis of the documents made available to him by the referring solicitor. 2. Consultants (1) A list of the firms prepared to participate in this service is now available at the Society. (2) A member of the panel may decline to accept a referral in any case without specifying a reason for such refusal. (3) While neither the Conveyancing Committee nor the Law Society can accept responsibility for the advice given by the consultant the Committee will be monitoring the operation of the scheme and will be anxious to hear of any problems that arise and will endeavour to assist in solving them. •

ANSWER: We could try to be funny and say it was to let the bank drafts in. But the truth is it's just the way we operate. Personal, attentive service at all times. Total access to the manager. Longer hours than most banks. And higher interest on deposits. They may sound like small things. But when you add up the little things we do and most banks don't, you'll understand why our

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