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29 May 2008
Issue: 7323 / Categories: Features , Profession , Personal injury
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Book Reviews

Limited Liability Partnerships Handbook >>
FUTURE LOSS IN PRACTICE: PERIODICAL PAYMENTS AND LUMP SUMS

MANAGEMENT

Limited Liability Partnerships Handbook 2nd ed 2007

Simon Young / Tottell / £68

Simon Young is an author who manages to make the complex understandable;  subjects that could easily be heavy and dull, entertaining and interesting. His new book is therefore an absolute must for the managing partner of any firm considering conversion or has completed the process.

When Young published the first edition of the book just a few months after limited liability partnerships (LLPs) came into being, relatively few firms had made the transition. This second edition draws upon his experience of working with a number of firms over the last six years and the issues that arose.

Firms embarking on the process will find six chapters especially useful.  They tackle:
 The background & legislative development.
 The definition of an LLP.
 The process of formation and naming.
 The transfer of business.
 Membership concepts.
 Designated members.

Those that have already completed the process will regard Young’s book as a

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

NLJ Career Profile: John McElroy, London Solicitors Litigation Association

From first-generation student to trailblazing president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, John McElroy of Fieldfisher reflects on resilience, identity and the power of bringing your whole self to the law

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Clarke Willmott—Elaine Field

Planning and environment team expands with partner hire in Manchester

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Birketts—Barbara Hamilton-Bruce

Firm appoints chief operating officer to strengthen leadership team

NEWS
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Litigators digesting Mazur are being urged to tighten oversight and compliance. In his latest 'Insider' column for NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School provides a cut out and keep guide to the ruling’s core test: whether an unauthorised individual is ‘in truth acting on behalf of the authorised individual’
Conflicting county court rulings have left landlords uncertain over whether they can force entry after tenants refuse access. In this week's NLJ, Edward Blakeney and Ashpen Rajah of Falcon Chambers outline a split: some judges permit it under CPR 70.2A, others insist only Parliament can authorise such powers
A wave of scandals has reignited debate over misconduct in public office, criticised as unclear and inconsistently applied. Writing in NLJ this week, Alice Lepeuple of WilmerHale says the offence’s ‘vagueness, overbreadth & inconsistent deployment’ have undermined confidence
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