All Law Society activity articles – Page 75
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NewsSociety prepares for legal aid announcement
Chancery Lane said it is seeking views from the profession to inform its response to the MoJ’s final announcement.
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NewsSociety wills quality firsts
The Law Society has accredited the first group of firms to its new Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme. The Society said the scheme is the first recognised standard for wills and estate administration in England and Wales. Since October, 20 firms have been accredited. Society president Nicholas Fluck said: ‘Accredited ...
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Society diversity scholarships open
Applications have opened for the Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme scholarships.
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NewsFirms invited to join cyber partnership
Small and medium-sized law firms have been offered the same access to latest government intelligence on cyber security as larger firms, banks and retail giants.
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NewsConveyancing boom exposes skills ‘gap’
Warning over recruitment despite renewed confidence in the sector.
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LLPs act before tax reforms
The Law Society said the change will put UK LLPs at a disadvantage.
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NewsCuts forcing guilty pleas, leading lawyer warns
Paul Harris says that the professions will not surrender in their fight against legal aid cuts.
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Warning over pension scheme
The Cheviot Trust, a multi-employer pension scheme set up by the Law Society in 1930, has warned that proposed changes to Pension Act 2011 regulations might impose financial obligations on participating employers.
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NewsChancery Lane delivers JR response
Society says decision to cut use of judicial review may reduce the accountability of public authorities.
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NewsSociety concerned at ombudsman’s empire-building
Representative body also fights back against claims the profession has been resistant to change.
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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.
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Society warning on LLP tax reform
Critics of the measures say they will put UK-based partnerships at a disadvantage and could even imperil the City.
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NewsTSol signs up to diversity
TSol, the UK’s largest in-house legal department, is the 400th signatory to the charter and the first government department on the list.
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New JLD chair
Sophia Dirir, senior lawyer at charity Action for Children, has been elected as chair of the Junior Lawyers Division. Dirir said key areas the division will be campaigning on this year include the scarcity of training contracts and pressures to over-specialise at an early career stage. Dirir said the current ...
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NewsPI firm ‘punished’ by council landlord for injury claims
Successful judicial review after council refused to renew Blackpool firm’s tenancy.
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FeaturePractice advice – lines of enquiry
The Law Society’s Practice Advice Service answers tens of thousands of questions each year. No two calls are the same.
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NewsBusiness case for diversity published by Society
Firms should resist recruiting lawyers in their own image, says Law Society chief executive.
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OpinionNext steps on legal aid
Independent studies jointly commissioned by the Law Society and Ministry of Justice must form the basis for duty contracts.
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NewsOptimism grows as law firm profits continue to rise
Law firms continue to rebuild profitability as the economy recovers, respected annual bellwether shows.