News
Stories and information about developments affecting the legal professions, both locally and nationally.
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- January 26, 2017
- Modernising Judicial Appointments
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Back in September 2016 the Ministry of Justice invited views on their five proposals to modernise judicial appointments
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- January 25, 2017
- Law Society Brexit Update
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Since the EU referendum, the Law Society has been gathering members' views on the impact that leaving the EU could have on both their clients and their businesses
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- January 25, 2017
- SRA Consultation: Enabling Innovation
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The SRA are consulting on proposed changes to applications for waivers and actions to develop further their Innovation Space.
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- January 25, 2017
- Response to the Review of the LSB and OLC
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The Law Society has responded to the Ministry of Justice's review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC).
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- January 25, 2017
- Solicitors Qualifying Examination: Consultation Response
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The proposed Solicitors Qualification Examination will provide a new form of assessment for entry to the profession
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- January 25, 2017
- MoJ Consultation on Transforming Our Justice System
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The Law Society has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation which invited views on broad proposals for 'assisted digital' services
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- January 25, 2017
- Legal Apprenticeships
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Now that legal apprenticeships are an alternative to the traditional graduate route to qualification, it's possible to qualify as a solicitor, paralegal or chartered legal executive
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- January 25, 2017
- Issues Affecting Solicitors in 2017
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In the first in a series on the key issues concerning solicitors in 2017, Robert Bourns, President of the Law Society, looks at threats to access to justice
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- January 3, 2017
- Will Search - Can You Help?
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Coles Solicitors issue urgent call for assistance in locating the Last Will and Testament of a recently deceased gentleman
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- December 21, 2016
- ECJ Challenges Legality of UK's IP Act
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ECJ rules that retained data can only be accessed by authorities in cases of serious crime