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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.

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'Untenable' Cuts To LGFS Start On 1 December

'Untenable' Cuts To LGFS Start On 1 December

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that the proposed cut to the Litigator's Graduated Fee Scheme (LGFS) 'Pages of Prosecution Evidence' threshold will come into force on 1 December; the proposal reduces the threshold over which solicitors are not paid from 10,000 to 6,000 pages.

The MoJ's other proposed cut, to the S.38 payments, has been suspended to allow the ministry to give further consideration to the proposals.

The Law Society maintains its position that these cuts are "untenable [...] given how economically fragile the market is."