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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.

Video Conference Centre To Be Installed At HMP Durham

Video Conference Centre To Be Installed At HMP Durham

As part of its ongoing changes to the prison estate, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is aiming to create a network of 'reception prisons' whose primary function will be to serve the courts; HMP Durham became the first such reception prison in May of this year.

In order to support these changes, a new video conferencing centre (VCC) is being installed in HMP Durham. This will allow increased use of virtual hearings, and HMPPS - along with HM Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) and the Probation Service - are working jointly on the technical and business changes needed to support this increase.

On 20 July 2017, between 10.00am and 4.00pm, HMPPS and HMCTS will be hosting an event for defence practitioners at HML Wandsworth in London, to map the current processes and operating systems. The event will also capture how these processes will change in the future and identify any gaps.