What assistance and guidance will be provided for firms to help them comply with the new requirements?
Articles were published in both the Journal and Recorder outlining the detailed proposals as they were agreed between the Law Society and the Board and a series of detailed mailshots has been issued. In the summer, and run with the help of local faculties, there was a series of joint Society/Board roadshows to outline the proposals. In the autumn, a further series of joint Society/Board seminars was run, this time designed to deal with the practical elements of the new requirements. We have also set up a telephone helpline for practitioners to use with queries about the registration process, the applications or reporting processes or fees and accounts under the new system: 0131 240 2007 All these provisions, cumulatively, should provide the information a firm needs—firstly, to decide whether there is a good business case to participate in the new arrangements, and secondly, to prepare for any necessary changes to comply with the new requirements. From November 2003 our Compliance Audit
