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26 February 2009
Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Banking , Commercial
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Good financial news

Client accounts managed by solicitors will be guaranteed up to £50,000 per person, per bank.

Client accounts managed by solicitors will be guaranteed up to £50,000 per person, per bank. The Law Society sought clarification of the issue after fielding calls from concerned solicitors, and is now lobbying the Financial Services Authority to raise the amount that can be guaranteed.

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