All Law Society activity articles – Page 22
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NewsA pleasing thread of continuity
As an organisation with a formal link to the Crown via a Royal Charter, the Law Society has officially marked several royal funerals and coronations.
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NewsCrypto market rife for new areas of litigation
Sector experts predict upturn in civil fraud claims against coin exchanges.
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NewsSolicitors offered insight into DDJ applications
Pre-application seminar will give up-to-date guidance and advice on the selection process.
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OpinionThe SRA takes first steps on climate change
The SRA, long silent on matters relating to the profession and climate change, issued two documents last week that mentioned it.
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NewsRwanda asylum deal not legally binding: Law Society
Chancery Lane submits evidence to Lords inquiry on the UK-Rwanda memorandum of understanding.
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OpinionLawyers who engaged the enemy more closely
A wartime call for 'Gentlemen with yachting experience' attracted some extraordinary legal talent - and courage.
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NewsPrepare now for 'internet of brains' - Law Society
Horizon-scanning report examines the legal and professional questions raised by developments in neurotechnology.
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NewsPractising fees to rise 10%
Latest SRA papers set out proposed contributions to fund the regulator and Law Society, and other external levies.
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NewsCriminal defender in line for Law Society presidency
Richard Atkinson has specialised in criminal law for 30 years with a focus on serious crime litigation.
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FeatureCouncil’s junior lawyers
Lizzy Lim and Baljinder Atwal, two of four junior lawyer members of the Law Society Council, talk to Eduardo Reyes about their background, experiences and role representing their peers.
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NewsSociety recommends 4% rise for trainees
New recommended minimum salary is £23,703 in the capital and £21,024 elsewhere in England and Wales.
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NewsSolicitors warned on corporate undertakings risks
Courts do not have the same power to enforce undertakings against corporate entities as they do against individual solicitors.
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NewsLegal aid increase SI is laid - at last
Long fought-for 9% increase will come in at end of September.
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Feature'Jagged edge of devolution'
The Law Society’s Wales Committee has become the National Board for Wales – another signifier of the accelerating divergence of the nation’s legal services sector.
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NewsMoR may be on brink of ‘destroying our civil justice ecosystem’
Chair of the Law Society’s civil litigation section advisory committee critiques controversial claims-handling reforms proposed by master of the rolls.
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FeatureAge-old problems
The ethics surrounding capacity, autonomy, legacy, values and digital assets were front of mind at the annual conference of the Law Society’s Private Client Section.
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NewsLaw Society to shut Brussels office after 31 years
Post-Brexit, Chancery Lane’s need for a presence close to EU institutions has diminished.
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NewsLaw Society appoints new CEO
Ian Jeffery, who led Lewis Silkin for 15 years, will take over at Chancery Lane in September.
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OpinionSRA fining power increase should not be conflated with sanctions regime
Raising the regulator's fining powers to £25,000 would risk the development of two separate approaches to policy on the imposition of penalties.