Ian Muirhead

, SIFA - Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice

The buck stops with management

Overall responsibility for compliance and business success lies with firm managers; ?they and the regulator should be doing more, argues Ian Muirhead

The SRA's laissez-faire approach to compliance

The SRA should follow the lead of the financial services sector and ensure regulatory compliance equates to best business practice, says Ian Muirhead

Do solicitors want to be accountants?

Ian Muirhead considers the pros and cons of the SRA's decision to relax restrictions on solicitors providing non-legal services

An end to silo-based legal services

Looking outside the legal box to remain competitive is not a new concept for firms; the only surprise is that the SRA is propounding the move, says Ian Muirhead

Whither the solicitors' profession?

The entry into historically reserved legal activities by new and innovative players such as chartered accountants has given the legal market much to be concerned about, and the risk adverse nature of legal practitioners does not put them in good stead to rise to the challenge, warns Ian Muirhead

Joint ventures: a halfway house to ABSs?

Ian Muirhead

The buck stops with management

The SRA's laissez-faire approach to compliance

Do solicitors want to be accountants?

An end to silo-based legal services

Whither the solicitors' profession?

Joint ventures: a halfway house to ABSs?

Holistic legal services

Due diligence

Ian Muirhead

Articles