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Come Join Us!

Come Join Us!

Membership of Tees Valley Law Society offers opportunities whether you are a qualified solicitor or other legal professional, or you are in the early stages of training.

Members are offered discounted rates for all of our training events, which are held locally and at the end of the working day to ensure the least disruption to you, your firm and your clients. We hold regular networking and social events where members can come together informally to discuss issues within the profession, but more importantly to share ideas.

Membership of TVLS is about offering support whether formally through involvement of the Council or more informally by sharing ideas about best practice with other firms. By becoming a member of TVLS there are opportunities to become involved in the running of the Society, whether through membership of Council or Committees or in a more informal role.

The application process is quick and simple and membership is great value. Join us today.

CMA Transparency Toolkit

CMA Transparency Toolkit

In the final report on its legal services market study, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) identified price and service information for consumers as a key area of focus.

The CMA recommended that the frontline regulators develop proposals to improve information transparency so that consumers can make more informed decisions. The Law Society has commented on the interim report and on the final report.

The regulators have set up a group to oversee implementation, and recently published minutes of their first meeting held in January 2017. The regulators are working to publish details of their work by July, and release consultation documents by October 2017. The Law Society will continue to ensure the voice of solicitors is heard throughout this consultation process.

The Law Society has already been working on this issue and they recently published their Transparency Toolkit to help solicitors provide the best possible cost and service information to clients.

If you have any questions on the CMA report, or feedback on the Transparency Toolkit, the Law Society wants to hear from you - email regulation@lawsociety.org.uk.