All Law Society activity articles – Page 72
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NewsCaplen voices legal aid concerns
Law Society president Andrew Caplen has marked the approach of the organisation’s Access to Justice Day by voicing his concerns for criminal legal aid solicitors and the criminal justice system.
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NewsConsumer push has six appeal
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated providers for legal advice.
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NewsSociety sets out chief executive handover plan
Paul Coen appointed as interim CEO before Catherine Dixon takes over in January.
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NewsSociety: don’t delay PII renewal
Around 95% of firms are expected to be working to the 1 October deadline.
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NewsSuper-regulator approves PC fee cut
Cost of practising certificate down, but LSB seeking more transparency on spending.
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NewsSociety granted special consultative status by United Nations
Chancery Lane will collaborate with member states and help shape UN agenda.
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NewsLaw Society appoints new chief executive
Solicitor Catherine Dixon, who heads the NHS Litigation Authority, will succeed Desmond Hudson.
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OpinionAcross the pond
TTIP talks should address barriers to free movement of lawyers between the EU and US, says Law Society president Andrew Caplen.
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NewsSociety president backs ‘digital Magna Carta’
Andrew Caplen will make an online bill of rights a key element of his Boston speech to the ABA.
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NewsChancery Lane names its ‘brightest stars’
The Law Society has announced the shortlist for this year’s Excellence Awards.
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NewsProfessions line up to oppose PII reforms
LSB warned that premium savings will be minimal and lenders will cull conveyancing panels.
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Society plea over contracts regulations
Law Society says number of the provisions are impractical and regulations were not intended to apply to legal aid.
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FeatureFirst world war: record of service
To mark the centenary of the first world war, we look at the experiences of solicitors who served on all fronts. Some of these accounts were previously unpublished.
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NewsLaw Society: HMRC debt recovery plan is ‘draconian’
HMRC says the measure - allowing it direct access to defaulters’ bank accounts - will help it recover £100m a year.
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NewsPublic supports legal aid, poll shows
Legal Action Group charity says public opinion has hardened against the government’s legal aid cuts.
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News‘Don’t put legal aid into retirement’
The modern legal aid system was created by the Attlee government in the Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1949.
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ProfileAndrew Caplen
The new Law Society president is using the challenges facing the profession as a chance to re-engage with solicitors.
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OpinionClass of August 1914
The fates of gentlemen admitted as solicitors 100 years ago make fascinating reading.
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NewsLawyers warned following Snowden revelations
Law Society president will write to other professional bodies to discuss the impact of surveillance on members’ confidential communications.