2. Taking Instructions and Other Initial Matters

10.1093/he/9780198747642.003.0002 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Professor Robert M. Abbey ◽

Mark B. Richards

Keyword(s):

Professional Conduct ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Good Working ◽

Client Care ◽

Initial Interviews ◽

This chapter begins with a look at the process of initial interviews with clients. At the start of any transaction it is important to establish a good working relationship with the client. The first interview marks the perfect time to do this, for it gives practitioners the opportunity to instil confidence in the client of their abilities as a conveyancer. The chapter then deals with estate agents; client care and advice on costs; advice on co-ownership; advice on finance; advice on survey; Law Society Conveyancing Protocol; professional conduct; and considerations for acting for either seller or buyer.

2. Taking instructions and other initial matters

10.1093/he/9780198787563.003.0002 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Robert M. Abbey ◽

Mark B. Richards

Keyword(s):

Professional Conduct ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Good Working ◽

Client Care ◽

Initial Interviews ◽

This chapter begins with a look at the process of initial interviews with clients. At the start of any transaction it is important to establish a good working relationship with the client. The first interview marks the perfect time to do this, for it gives practitioners the opportunity to instil confidence in the client of their abilities as a conveyancer. The chapter then deals with estate agents; client care and advice on costs; advice on co-ownership; advice on finance; advice on survey; Law Society Conveyancing Protocol; professional conduct; and considerations for acting for either seller or buyer.

2. Taking instructions and other initial matters

10.1093/he/9780198838586.003.0002 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 50-74

Author(s):

Robert M. Abbey ◽

Mark B. Richards

Keyword(s):

Professional Conduct ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Good Working ◽

Client Care ◽

Initial Interviews ◽

This chapter begins with a look at the process of initial interviews with clients. At the start of any transaction it is important to establish a good working relationship with the client. The first interview marks the perfect time to do this, for it gives practitioners the opportunity to instil confidence in the client of their abilities as a conveyancer. The chapter then deals with estate agents; client care and advice on costs; advice on co-ownership; advice on finance; advice on survey; Law Society Conveyancing Protocol; professional conduct; and considerations for acting for either seller or buyer.

2. Taking instructions and other initial matters

10.1093/he/9780198823087.003.0002 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Robert M. Abbey ◽

Mark B. Richards

Keyword(s):

Professional Conduct ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Good Working ◽

Client Care ◽

Initial Interviews ◽

This chapter begins with a look at the process of initial interviews with clients. At the start of any transaction it is important to establish a good working relationship with the client. The first interview marks the perfect time to do this, for it gives practitioners the opportunity to instil confidence in the client of their abilities as a conveyancer. The chapter then deals with estate agents; client care and advice on costs; advice on co-ownership; advice on finance; advice on survey; Law Society Conveyancing Protocol; professional conduct; and considerations for acting for either seller or buyer.

1. Family Law Practice and the First Interview

Family Law 2019 ◽

10.1093/he/9780198837732.003.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 3-10

Author(s):

Jane Sendall

Keyword(s):

Money Laundering ◽

Time Management ◽

Family Law ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Technical Skills ◽

Professional Conduct ◽

Organizational Skills ◽

Client Care ◽

First Time ◽

This chapter begins by identifying the skills that family lawyers must possess. These include technical skills such as advocacy, interviewing, negotiation, and writing; and ‘soft skills’, i.e. interpersonal and organizational skills, such as persuasiveness, tact, diplomacy, and time management. The discussion then turns to the professional conduct issues that are crucial to seeing a client for the first time, including confidentiality and money laundering. It also considers the importance of the first interview with the client and the client care letter.

1. Family Law Practice and the First Interview

Family Law 2018 ◽

10.1093/he/9780198787716.003.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jane Sendall

Keyword(s):

Money Laundering ◽

Time Management ◽

Family Law ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Technical Skills ◽

Professional Conduct ◽

Organizational Skills ◽

Client Care ◽

First Time ◽

This chapter begins by identifying the skills that family lawyers must possess. These include technical skills such as advocacy, interviewing, negotiation, and writing; and ‘soft skills’, i.e. interpersonal and organizational skills, such as persuasiveness, tact, diplomacy, and time management. The discussion then turns to the professional conduct issues that are crucial to seeing a client for the first time, including confidentiality and money laundering. It also considers the importance of the first interview with the client and the client care letter.

Child and family psychiatry

Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics 3e ◽

10.1093/med/9780198789888.003.0019 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 737-758

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young People ◽

Successful Treatment ◽

Mental Health Disorders ◽

Working Relationship ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Good Working ◽

Health Disorders

Mental health is intrinsically linked to many paediatric disorders, and a good working knowledge of psychiatry is important for all clinicians working with children and young people. Prompt recognition and diagnosis of mental health disorders improve the chance of successful treatment, and the close working relationship between the fields of psychiatry and paediatrics is pivotal to this.

4. Taking instructions and other initial matters

Property Law 2019-2020 ◽

10.1093/he/9780198838531.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 23-44

Author(s):

Robert Abbey ◽

Mark Richards

Keyword(s):

Capital Gains ◽

Professional Conduct ◽

Capital Gains Tax ◽

Client Care ◽

The Law ◽

Stamp Duty

This chapter discusses initial activities in the conveyancing process including advising joint buyers on co-ownership; advising buyers to have a survey of the property carried out before exchange of contracts; estate agents; capital gains tax; stamp duty land tax; client care and advice on costs; professional conduct; the Law Society’s National Conveyancing Protocol; and advising on finance.

4. Taking instructions and other initial matters

10.1093/he/9780198823223.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Robert Abbey ◽

Mark Richards

Keyword(s):

Capital Gains ◽

Professional Conduct ◽

Capital Gains Tax ◽

Client Care ◽

The Law ◽

Stamp Duty

This chapter discusses initial activities in the conveyancing process including advising joint buyers on co-ownership; advising buyers to have a survey of the property carried out before exchange of contracts; estate agents; capital gains tax; stamp duty land tax; client care and advice on costs; professional conduct; the Law Society’s National Conveyancing Protocol; and advising on finance.

1. Family Law Practice and the First Interview

Family Law ◽

10.1093/he/9780198860730.003.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 3-10

Author(s):

Roiya Hodgson

Keyword(s):

Money Laundering ◽

Data Protection ◽

Family Law ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Technical Skills ◽

Professional Conduct ◽

General Data Protection Regulation ◽

General Data ◽

First Time ◽

This chapter begins by identifying the various skills that family lawyers must possess. These include technical skills such as advocacy, interviewing, negotiation, and writing; and ‘soft skills’. The discussion then turns to the professional conduct issues that are crucial to seeing a client for the first time, including confidentiality and money laundering. It includes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 is mentioned as well as the new Solicitors Regulatory Authority’s (SRA) Standards and Regulationswhich came into force in November 2019. Litigants in person are also explained and discussed.