Category: Bill Drafting

Insurance Premium Tax is increasing to 10% from 1 October 2016

23rd September, 2016

As you may already be aware, the insurance premium tax is increasing. It seems only yesterday when the rate was previously increased.   We are liaising with our client’s insurance providers to find out the insurers position for the transitional period between 1st October 2015 and 1 February 2017, after which the new rate applies…

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Keeping your file in order …..

5th September, 2016

Too often we see solicitors not able to send their files immediately to us to be costed as they need to ‘put the file in order’.  This only delays getting costs which is bad for cashflow and for the client and also runs the risk of losing out on interest. Attain’s top tip for this…

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If it hasn’t been recorded, it hasn’t happened

25th May, 2016

Last October, we blogged about the importance of recording certain information on attendance notes (click here), such as why the work was necessary, what it did to progress further, at whose request was the work carried out, what changed in a draft and why. Even, perhaps, why it was not proportionate to delegate. Something that…

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