All Law Society activity articles – Page 60
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NewsSnoopers’ charter: lawyers unite to fight for client privacy
Law Society backs proposed amendments to Investigatory Powers Bill as CJEU hears data retention case.
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NewsProbate should not be treated as a profit centre – Law Society
Chancery Lane says plans for a 129-fold increase in probate fees to fund the court service ‘unfair and discriminatory’.
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NewsShared privilege threat at forefront of Anglo-French bar tie-up
Lawyers' leaders share concerns about government attacks on client confidentiality.
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NewsLegal sector worth £26bn to economy
Law Society study gives first estimate of lawyers' 'wider economic value'.
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NewsExclusive: Turkish police storm international lawyers’ protest
Society’s human rights chair reports violence towards delegation attending Istanbul terrorism trial of defence lawyers.
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NewsLegal aid firms finding it hard to face reality – Mayson
Legal business guru Stephen Mayson says firms reluctant to answer ‘pretty obvious questions’.
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FeatureTen years of the Law Society Excellence Awards
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Law Society Excellence Awards. Here past winners tell us what the accolade meant and where their careers have taken them since.
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NewsGovernment ‘invited’ to resolve deprivation of liberty requirements
Court of Protection asks for ‘practically available procedure’ to ensure minimum requirements are met.
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NewsLaw Society Excellence Awards 2016: nominations now open
Nominations have opened for the 10th Law Society Excellence Awards.
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NewsLaw Society ponders legal aid innovation fund
Chancery Lane identifies potential of ‘bespoke technological solutions’ but says some solicitors cannot afford the investment.
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NewsProtection for legal privilege promised in new snoopers’ charter
Revised investigatory powers bill to include ‘statutory protections for lawyers’, home secretary says.
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NewsOnline courts ‘won’t remove need for specialist legal advice’
Law Society's response to Briggs review of civil justice says online court suitable only for straightforward low-value disputes.
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NewsPay aspiring lawyers for work experience, says Law Society
Guidance released today has said that unpaid placements should last no longer than four weeks.
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FeatureFuture of legal services: in-house
What does the Law Society report foretell for the in-house sector?
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NewsLeO should reintroduce ‘free cases’, says Society
Chancery Lane warns that the impact of case fees on small practitioners can be ‘considerable’.
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NewsLaw Society calls for single legal regulator
Chancery Lane supports ‘holistic’ regulation of all providers of legal services by a single regulator.
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FeatureRegulation: the end of our profession?
The government must take a holistic approach to reforming the Legal Services Act, says the Law Society’s chief executive.
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NewsOne-third of trainees paid below Society minimum
Legal recruiter’s data suggest more than half of trainees in the north-west are paid below the Law Society’s recommended minimum salary.
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NewsParliament urges LPP safeguard for snooping bill
Joint committee on draft investigatory powers bill says the measure needs 'significant amendments'.
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NewsProfits up but law firms warned on drawings
Median profit per equity partner increased for the fifth consecutive year, finds Law Society’s Financial Benchmarking Survey.