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Closing your practice: regulatory requirements

  • 20/11/2017

This practice note outlines the regulatory requirements to consider when closing your practice. There are numerous actions that need to be taken when closing a firm and doing so will require forward planning.

The process for closing a practice differs depending on whether there is a successor practice in place. Read more

For further information about the successor practice rules consult the Law Society’s Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) practice note.

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