All Law Society activity articles – Page 65
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NewsOnline conveyancing venture calls for views
Survey to collect ‘representative opinions’ on the home-buying process.
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NewsKeep working on tenders, criminal practitioners told
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
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OpinionRule 1: be nice to the usher
Law Society event hears some basic dos and don’ts for the courtroom.
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NewsCriminal defence tendering ‘arbitrary and anomalous’
Law Society believes ‘highly problematic’ process unfairly favours outsourcing giants.
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OpinionLaw and art
In an era concerned with wellbeing, lawyers could express themselves by picking up a paintbrush.
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NewsChallenge to domestic violence legal aid changes
Four out of 10 victims unable to apply for legal aid, new report by Law Society-backed campaign shows.
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NewsGrayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts
Law Society and practitioners groups to launch separate actions over criminal funding reforms.
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News‘Extra burdens’ of consumer credit switch laid bare
Advisers commissioned by Chancery Lane warn of massive and costly disruption for thousands of firms.
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NewsLegal leaders join hands against client snooping
Professional privilege must be protected from state surveillance, Law Society and Bar Council demand.
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NewsGPs report increase in unresolved legal needs
Survey of 1,000 GPs shows rise in the number of patients they see who would benefit from legal assistance.
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OpinionClued-up – today’s lawyers-to-be
Aspiring lawyers can get ahead by keeping abreast of developments.
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NewsConsumer credit switch will cost law firms dear - Society
President Andrew Caplen warns of ‘significant problems’ if SRA ceases regulating consumer credit work.
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NewsSociety withdraws sharia wills note
Practice note removed from website in the light of criticism, president says.
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Society helps form Welsh business voice
Professions Group Wales, a new professional network, aims to draw on the experience of 12,000 people.
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NewsMore part-time judicial appointments in pipeline
Judicial Appointments Commission seeks to offer more opportunities for salaried part-time working in a bid to increase diversity.
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OpinionFair’s fair at the London Law Fair
Next week's event aims to ensure talented students are not thwarted by 'elitist' recruitment practices.
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FeatureRoundtable: in-house
While in-house teams are growing stronger, uppermost in lawyers’ minds are ways to control costs and broaden skill-sets.
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NewsMalaysian lawyers visit Law Society
The Law Society is to host a three-day visit of Malaysian lawyers to London on 24-26 November.
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NewsLaw Society: don’t opt out of European arrest warrant
UK will become ‘haven for criminals’ if MPs opt out of EU justice measure.
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NewsDocuments reveal GCHQ spies targeted lawyers
Law Society calls for explicit protection after documents confirm suspicions that security services advised staff they may target the communications of lawyers.