News
Stories and information about developments affecting the legal professions, both locally and nationally.
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- July 20, 2017
- Professional Ethics Under Pressure
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Can lawyers be competitive and act ethically?
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- July 20, 2017
- SRA Overhauls The Handbook
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The SRA recently announced that it would be proceeding with the changes to the SRA Handbook
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- July 19, 2017
- Law Society Governance Update
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The Law Society of England and Wales is making progress on its Governance Review
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- July 19, 2017
- Half Price Membership
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Membership of the society now half price to the end of the year - come and join us!
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- July 19, 2017
- GDPR Is Coming - Are You Prepared?
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The General Data Protection Regulation comes in to force in less than a year, with stiff penalties for non-compliance
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- July 14, 2017
- Reduction In Duty Solicitor Numbers
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The Legal Aid Agency has announced the number of crime contracts that have been awarded
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- July 14, 2017
- Blunt Regulation May Not Help Clients
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"More information does not necessarily mean better information" says Law Society president
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- July 13, 2017
- Law Society Welcomes New President
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Joe Egan inaugurated as the 173rd president of the Law Society of England and Wales
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- July 13, 2017
- Video Conference Centre To Be Installed At HMP Durham
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New facilities to allow increased use of virtual hearings
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- July 13, 2017
- Rejecting Un-remunerative Legal Aid Work
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Law Society publishes Practice Note on rejecting unremunative publicly funded criminal work