Contents include:

• Article – Death Row and other traps for the unwary solicitors’ mergers and acquisitions: Insurance issues
by Frank Maher, Legal Risk LLP

•  APP News and Editorial
by Peter Garry, Keystone Law together with a reminder of the APP Programme of Events 2013

•  Article – Mine or Ours: Who owns Partnership Property?
by Naomi Winston, Ten Old Square

• Article – Tax Consultations 2012 – Professional Practices Update
by David Carter, Deloitte LLP

• Article – Partner Moves and how to Mitigate the Risks
by Chris Bradish, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP 
 
• Legal Updates
by Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Trent University

• Back page – Arbitrator and Mediator Directory

Contents include:

• Article - Seldon - Retiring Partners
by Susanne Foster, CM Murray LLP

• APP News and Editorial
by Jeremy Callman, Ten Old Square

• Article – Chairman's Review
by Peter Saunders, Deloitte LLP

• Article - Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution Clauses in Partnership Contracts
by Jonathan Haydn-Williams, Goodman Derrick LLP

• Article - ABS's - the future for law firm invesment
by Jeff Triggs, Slaughter and May

• Article - COLP/COFA Benchmarking Survey Report
by Rachel Khiara, Khiara Law LLP

• Article - The Business of Law, Strategies for Success (Book Review)
by Frank Maher, Legal Risk LLP.

• Article - Mediation
by Mark Whittell, Cobbetts LLP

• Legal Updates
by Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Trent University

• Back page – Arbitrator and Mediator Directory

Contents include:

• Synopsis of Pre-Dinner Speech
given by Jenny McKeown of Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP (sponsors of  the AGM Dinner).

• APP News and Editorial
by Simon Bevan, Grant Thornton UK LLP

• APP Article – 2012 Budget
by David Carter, Deloitte LLP

• APP Article – Alternative Business Structures
by Nick Carter-Pegg, BDO LLP

• APP Article – Glittering prize or poisoned chalice – would you be a COFA
by Simon Bevan and  Peter Gamson, Grant Thornton UK LLP

• APP Article – The new means of production for UK law firms
by Tony Williams and Richard Tromans,  Jomati Consultants LLP

• Legal Updates
by Elspeth Berry,  Nottingham Law School which include:

• Yafai v Muthana [2012] EWCA 289, judgment of 16 March 2012, not yet reported; 

• Bieber and Others v Teathers Limited (in liquidation)[2012] EWHC 190 (Ch), judgment of 9  February 2012, not yet reported;

• The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership  [2011] EWCA 1578 (Civ), judgment of 20 December 2011, not yet reported;

• Tiffin v Lester Aldridge LLP [2012] EWCA Civ 35, judgment of 1 February 2012, not yet reported.

• APP Article – Employee or Partner?  The status of a member of an LLP as determined in Tiffin v  Lester Aldridge LLP
by Jonathan Exten-Wright, DLA Piper UK LLP

• APP Article – Divided Loyalities – an update on the law relating to limited liability  partnerships following the decision in F&C Alternative Investments (Holdings) Limtied v Francois  Barthelemy and others [2011] EWHC 1731 (CH), [2011] ALL ER (D) 296 (JUL)
by Jeremy Callman, Ten  Old Square and Molly Ahmed, Fox Williams LLP

• APP Article – Transcript summary of speech at AGM Dinner 2012
by Sir Richard Stagg, KCMG, Former  British Ambassador to India

• Back page – Arbitrator and Mediator Directory

In this issue:

• Article: Commercial Professions in China
  by Simon Bevan
• APP News – Editorial
  by Frank Maher, Legal Risk LLP
• Article: De-mystifying the Swiss verein
  by Aster Crawshaw, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• APP May Workshop Report: Mergers – Why Now?
  by Hugh Pryce, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
• APP July Workshop Report: Partnership Remuneration in a volatile market
  by Simon Bevan
• APP Survey Results: Retirement, lockstep, maternity and patnernity issues for equity partners and members
  by Clare Murray, CM Murray LLP
• APP September Workshop Report: Discrimination – Latest Developments,
  by Susanne Foster, CM Murray LLP
• APP Manchester September Workshop Report: Partner Remuneration
  by Frances Nash, Ralli Solicitors LLP
• Legal Updates 
  by Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School
    

In this edition:
 

• Summary of Address
  given by Simon Michaels at the APP AGM on Thursday, 31st March, 2011
• Chairman’s Review Speech from AGM
  Simon Bevan
• Launch of APP North East Region – Partnership Disputes: The unavoidable constant
  by Roderick I’Anson Banks, Partnership Counsel, 48 Bedford Row
• APP Article: The Impact of SRA Outcomes Focussed Regulation on Client Care
  Fiona McHugh, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
• APP Article: Compliance Officers in Law Firms
  Frank Maher, Legal Risk LLP
• APP Manchester March 2011 Workshop: Business Restructuring within Professional Practices
  Eimear McCartan, Ralli Solicitors LLP
• APP Manchester May 2011 Workshop: Dealing with Rogue Partners
  Sue Mawdsley, Legal Risk LLP
• Legal Updates by Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School
  Clyde & Co LLP and another v Bates van Winkelhof [2011] EWHC 668 (QB), [2011] IRLR 467
  
  

In this edition:

• Summary of Address given by Lord Gold at the APP AGM Dinner on Thursday, 31st March, 2011.
  
• APP – Launch of APP North West Region: Partnership in 2011 – a new beginning? by Roderick I’Anson Banks, Partnership Counsel, 48 Bedford Row
  
• APP Article: The Application of the Default Provisions in the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 by Jeremy Callman,Ten Old Square and Molly Ahmed/Gavin Foggo, Fox Williams LLP
  
• APP Article: Preserving Privilege on Law-Firm Audits – SARS for SARS?
  by Tim Young, BDO LLP
  
• Taxation Update by Louis Baker, Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP
  
• APP January 2011 Workshop: Crisis Management
  
• APP March 2011 Workshop: Professional Indemnity Insurance – Latest Developments
  
• Legal Updates by Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
  - Trevor John Brooks v AH Brooks & Co (a firm) and others [2010] EWHC 2720 (ch), judgment of 4 November 2010, not yet reported.
  - Mr. M. Tiffin v Lester Alldridge LLP Appeal No. UKEAT/0255/10/DM judgment of 16 November 2010, not yet reported.
  - Eaton v Caulfield, Holloway and Caulfield Search (Legal) LLP [2011] EWHC 173 (Ch), [2011] All ER(D)63, judgment of 4 February 2011

In this edition:

• Merger, by Tony Williams,Jomati Consultants LLP
• APP Article – Age Discrimination in the context of compulsory retirementage provisions  by Gavin Foggo/Emma Roake, Fox Williams LLP
• APP July 2010 Workshop Report: Alternative uses for Partnership Structures
• APP September 2010 Workshop Report: Partnership Disputes: Arbitration and Mediation
• APP November 2010 Workshop Report: Legal Services Board:The Story so far
• Legal Updates by Elspeth Berry,Nottingham Law School:
   - The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership [2010] EWHC 2582 (Ch), judgment of 18 October 2010, not yet reported
   - Pillar Securitisation Sarl and others v Spicer and Shinners [2010] EWHC 836 (Ch), judgment of 1 April 2010, not yet reported.

In this edition: 

• Dinner 2010 transcript of speech by David Edmonds CBE, Chairman – Legal Services Board
• Article: The Bribery Act 2010 – Turbulent times For international business by  Elizabeth Robertson/David Savell, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• Article: The Calm Before the Storm by Louis Baker, Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP
• May 2010 Workshop Report: Moving Out – transforming an in-house team
  into an out-sourced provider
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
  - Drake v Harvey and others [2010] EWHC 1446 (Ch) judgment of 16 June 2010, not yet reported and Roger Marsh v Simon Cameron Marsh and
  - Time Critical International Limited [2010] EWHC 1563 (Ch), judgment of 25 June 2010, not yet reported
  

In this edition:  

• AGM 2010 Chairman’s Review 2009 - Simon Bevan, BDO LLP
• Article - Does putting off settling your LLP’s liabilities have any adverse consequences?, Jennifer Haywood, Serle Court
• November 2009 Workshop Report -  Rogue Partners
• January 2010 Workshop Report - LLPs, LPs and Tax Developments
• March 2010 Workshop Report - Opening up the legal profession: The risk and the regulatory Consequences
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Hammonds (a firm) v David Jones [2009] EWCA 1400, judgment of 21 December 2009, not yet reported.
  - Vatsal Babubhai Amin and Anju Vatsal Amin v Udhhyam Babubhai Amin and 17 others and Vatsal Babubhai Amin and Anju Vatsal Amin v Udhhyam Babubhai Amin and others [2009] EWHC 3356 (Ch), judgment of 18 December 2009, not yet reported, and [2010] EWHC 528 (Ch), judgment of 16 March 2010, not yet reported
  

In this edition:

• Article - Victory for Government in Heyday Case, Edward Wanambwa, Partner, CM Murray LLP
• Article - The Application of the Companies Act 2006 to LLPs, Jon Cheney, Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Nick Carter-Pegg, BDO LLP
• Article - The Changing Tax Environment, Jon Peache, BDO LLP
• Article - Your Liability to Your Firm, Mark Blackett-Ord, 5 Stone Buildings
• July 2009 Workshop Report - Insolvency Issues for Partnerships –  the views from inside and outside
• September 2009 Workshop Report - The Rough Guide to Partnership and LLP Accounting
• September 2009 Workshop Report - The Rough Guide to Partnership and LLP Law
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Berry v Laytons and another [2009] EWHC 1591 (QB), judgment of 3 July 2009, not yet reported.
   - Julienne Rowlands v Paul Simon Graham Hodson [2009] EWCA Civ 1025, judgment of 16 October 2009, not yet reported
  

In this edition:

• AGM 2009 Address by Butterfield Private Bank
• AGM Dinner Address, Jon Moulton,Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners LLP
• Article - Does a partner need a profit share: Is Hodson v Hodson the final nail in the coffin for the “Fourth Condition”?, Simon Witney & John Atherton, S.J. Berwin LLP
• March 2009 Workshop Report -  De-Equitisation of Partners
• May 2009 Workshop Report - Leading a Professional Service Firm
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Tann v Herrington [2009] EWHC 445 (Ch), judgment of 10 March 2009, not yet reported.
   - Cobbetts LLP and Lee Crowder (a firm) v Hodge [2009] EWHC 786 (Ch), judgment of 22 April 2009, not yet reported.
   - Berghoff Trading Limited, GEA Holdings Limited and Caspian Energy Group LP v Swinbrook Developments Limited, Rosserlane Consultants Limited and Leshkasheli [2009] EWCA Civ 413, judgment of 19 May 2009, not yet reported.
  

In this edition:

• Some Reflections Richard Linsell, Chairman
• November 2008 Workshop Report - Ethics in Professional Practice
• January 2009 Workshop Report - Building Capital Value in Professional Service Firms
• Article - Preparing for a Capital Event, Jon Cheney, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• Article - Age Discrimination: The Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes, Tina Williams, Fox Williams LLP
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Robert John Hopper v June Lilian Hopper and Carol Starkey and June Lilian Hopper v Robert John Hopper and Lyn Patricia Hopper [2008] EWCA Civ 1417, judgment of 12 December 2008, not yet reported.
  - Hammonds (A Firm) v Danilunas and  others [2009] EWCA 216(Ch), judgment of 13 February 2009, not yet reported,
  

In this edition:

• Article - The Legal Services Act by Tony Williams, Jomati Consultants LLP
• Article - The New Legal Landscape by William Wastie, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• July 2008 Workshop Report - Handling International Clients
• APP Survey – Business Continuity Management – Survey of APP Members’ Firms by Patrick Strange, Aon Limited
• September 2008 Workshop Report – Business Continuity Management
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Kiley McPhail (aka Kiley Fitzgerald) and Owen Doyle v James Bourne and Mathew Sargeant [2008] EWHC 1235 (Ch), judgment of 6 June 2008, not yet reported.
   - Sarah Dayman (as trustee of the estate of Sandra Estelle Fielding v Lawrence Graham (a firm) [2008] EWHC 2036 (Ch), judgment of 28 August 2008, not yet reported
  

In this edition:

• Chairman’s Review 2008, Richard Linsell, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• AGM Dinner -  Address by Ronnie Fox, Fox
• April 2008 Workshop Report - Partnership Culture vs .Partnership Mobility –
  Threat or Opportunity
• May 2008 Workshop Report - Talent Management in Professional Service Firms: Developing the Individual Professional
• Article - Partnership Tax Enquiries by Louis Baker, Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Robert John Hopper v June Lilian Hopper and Carol Starkey and June Lilian Hopper v Robert John Hopper and Lyn Patricia Hopper
   - Cowan v Wakeling [2008] EWCA Civ 229, judgment of 25 February 2008, not yet reported
  

In this edition:

• AGM 2008 - Address by Paul Lee, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
• AGM Dinner 2008 - Address by Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham
• November 2007 Workshop Report – Age Discrimination Update
• January 2008 Workshop Report – Disputes in LLPs
• Article - Age Discrimination Update by Tina Williams, Fox Williams LLP
• Legal Updates by  Elspeth Berry, Nottingham Law School:
   - Nadeem v Rafiq and Bi [2007] EWCA Ch 2959, judgment of 13 December 2007, not yet reported
   - W. Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) and Bick v R [2008] EWCA Crim 273 judgment of 25 February 2008, not yet reported
• Article – Application of the Companies Act 2006 to LLPs by Corrine Staves