All Law Society activity articles – Page 5
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NewsSue Stapely, doyenne of legal PR, dies at 78
Former BBC production assistant became the Law Society’s first head of public relations and then ‘invented crisis PR’.
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NewsLawyers brighten up north London
Law Society Art Group's annual show of members’ work returns to Lauderdale House, Highgate.
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NewsGovernment warned over new 24-week asylum target
Immigration bill will also give regulators more power to clamp down on rogue advisers.
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NewsA (vice) presidential run
When Mark Evans ascends from Law Society VP to president later this year, could he be the society’s fastest president yet?
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NewsCountdown to legal walk jamboree
It is almost time for the biggest legal fundraising event of the year, which takes place on 17 June.
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OpinionGlobal political climate risks damaging democracy
In any conflict between the rule of law and democracy, the rule of law must be the first among equals.
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NewsFather for justice
Law Society’s most familiar face, Buildings Project Officer Richard Hopkins, retires after 37 years’ service.
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NewsSociety consults on small PC fee increase
Chancery Lane accounts for under 30% of the annual levy, which was unchanged this year at £307.
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NewsSRA neglected risks of ‘accumulator’ firms - Law Society
Only urgent action from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s leadership will restore the profession’s trust in its regulator, Chancery Lane said this week.
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NewsLegal aid fee increase will be 'swallowed up' by NI rise, Society warns
Chancery Lane says the proposed rates are not enough given that solicitors have had no pay rise in 30 years.
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NewsSociety condemns Istanbul 'attack on the rule of law'
'We call upon the Turkish authorities to cease all actions of intimidation against the legal profession.'
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NewsSpring statement 'lacks proper investment plan' - Society
Chancellor announces £8m to help probation officers fill in fewer forms - but little else for justice.
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NewsLaw Society attacks plan to curb ‘critical infrastructure’ JRs
Restriction in Planning and Infrastructure Bill 'could prevent legitimate cases from being heard', Chancery Lane says.
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NewsTA6 forms 'will not change overnight', Society assures conveyancers
Law Society vice-president says property information forms will first be user tested to ensure they are simple and easy to use.
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OpinionTA6 consultation: key findings and Law Society response
The Law Society conducted an extensive and independently run consultation to understand how conveyancers viewed the fifth edition of the TA6 property information form and better understand members' concerns.
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NewsSociety unveils 'two-form' approach to TA6
Separate 'before and after offer' forms designed to make process of gathering property information straightforward.
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NewsIn depth: Risk and compliance conference - AML, ethics and workplace culture
The Law Society’s risk and compliance conference last week heard that compliance officers must surmount an ever growing number of hurdles.
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OpinionGlass houses
Last week I noted that the Law Society’s benchmarking survey was awkwardly timed, finding as it did that client interest is turbocharging practice profits.