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Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
OpinionPromoting justice in China
I was part of a delegation in Beijing that saw how legal aid is reaching clients with special needs.
OpinionLGBT: celebrating difference
Things are improving for LGBT solicitors but the profession must do more.
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Pauline Thompson obituary
Pauline Thompson, a member of the Law Society’s mental health and disability committee from 2005-2012, died of cancer on 13 January.
OpinionLegal aid: we are all on the same side
Engaging with government on criminal legal aid reform worked to the benefit of Law Society members. But we still have a long way to go.
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Society council should reflect profession’s diversity
By Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, president of the Law Society
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How the right words can slay European Convention myths
by Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, president of the Law Society
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Rules of engagement
Normally, solicitors get the luxury of attending the opening of the legal year at Westminster Abbey, digesting all that flows from that and then heading off a few weeks later to the International Bar Association (IBA). Not this year. Having attended the opening of the legal year, lots of solicitors ...
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Achieve by sharing problems with other jurisdictions
As is usual for new Law Society presidents at this time of year, I was thrown into the mix of 8,000 lawyers at the American Bar Association’s annual conference, the largest global gathering of lawyers after the International Bar Association’s annual conference. I arrived on American soil with a carefully ...
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I look forward to working to ensure the profession thrives
I know that many Law Society members are having a difficult time right now, and it certainly is not the first time in my career that the death of the high street has been predicted. It is also true that current practising and economic conditions are exceptionally testing for many ...
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Good ideas for hard times
Less than two weeks ago and fresh into my presidency the Gazette reported that I would be using LinkedIn as a way for the Law Society to hear about members’ ideas on how to face market challenges in our sector.
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Two solicitors appointed to QC is no cause for pessimism
by Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, a solicitor member of the QC Selection Panel
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Concerns over SRA's review of voluntary accreditation schemes
The Gazette reports that the Solicitors Regulation Authority is to carry out a ‘rapid review’ of voluntary accreditation schemes, in consultation with the Legal Services Commission and Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, to find out which have a regulatory function and which should be mandatory (see [2009] Gazette, 5 ...