All Law Society activity articles – Page 42
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: Building a trusted community
Revamping the Conveyancing Quality Scheme will drive continuous improvement in best practice, client service and practice management
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NewsGovernment pledges extra £8m in legal aid fee climbdown
Law Society welcomes changes it called for - but urges ministers to restart talks on solicitor fees.
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NewsLaw Society braces for ‘no-deal’ Brexit
A series of papers to help solicitors prepare for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit have been published on the Law Society website.
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NewsAll law firms should publish gender pay gap figures - Law Society
Firms should also consider collecting data on disability and ethnicity pay gaps, Chancery Lane recommends.
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NewsFirms helped with publishing prices as transparency deadline looms
Law Society practice note offers guidance for how firms can be compliant.
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NewsSQE: Society sets out the 'known unknowns'
Chancery Lane pools all the information known about the new 'super-exam' into one document.
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NewsJustice centre stage in week of events
The legal profession’s main representative bodies join hands today to place justice and the rule of law at the centre of public and political debate.
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NewsMinister tight-lipped on Brexit positives for legal services
Lucy Frazer QC put on the spot over government’s preparations for future relationship with EU.
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NewsSolicitors celebrated at glittering Excellence Awards evening
Law Society’s annual awards recognised achievements of solicitors and firms - and the Secret Barrister.
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Government-sponsored panel launched to make UK ‘LawTech capital’
Panel will tackle challenges in areas including commercial dispute resolution and education and training.
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NewsLaw Society calls for independent review of legal aid
Chancery Lane says new funding package will not address recruitment crisis.
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NewsImmigration appeals timetable 'riding roughshod' over rights
Law Society says 25 days is not sufficient time for solicitors to prepare an effective case for detainees.
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News'Take a light approach' - Society to SRA as transparency deadline looms
New rules provide opportunities as well as initial burdens, says Blacklaws.
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FeatureStreet value
Small law firms are facing unprecedented pressures, ranging from price transparency and GDPR to unregulated competition. Jonathan Rayner gauges the mood at the Law Society Small Firms Division annual conference
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NewsLegal aid: Low income defendants 'forced into poverty'
Law Society warns that defendants who have to pay a proportion of legal costs are struggling to maintain a decent standard of living.
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NewsTurkey: Professional bodies submit concerns to UN
Dire position deteriorating as threats to lawyers are incorporated into law.
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OpinionLaw Society scores in strategic litigation
Chancery Lane shows its worth in courtroom challenges over legal aid, advice privilege and mass surveillance.