The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) will stop accepting new claims after September 2023. It’s important to understand what this means so you can protect yourself against potential future claims.The Law Society has provided full guidance on the issue which we exract for our readers but which can also be accessed directly via this link Closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund
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Over the last few months we have seen Doncaster Junior Lawyers Division re-established going from strength to strenghth Doncaster & District Law Society are delighted to support the young lawyers in our city . The division under the leadership of President Liam and his team are working to deliver a range of support and activities to their members and so
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The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has voted for indefinite strike action from 5 September 2022, escalating its protest to the government’s proposals on criminal legal aid . Since April, hundreds of barristers have adopted ‘no returns’ as part of a push for the government to uplift rates by 25%. This meant that no other barrister would take an instructed barrister’s
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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF DONCASTER & DISTRICT LAW SOCIETY Thursday 29th September at the Regent Hotel, Doncaster Formal Notice is hereby given that the AGM of Doncaster and District Law Society is to be held at the Regent Hotel on Thursday 29th September 2022 from 12 noon to be followed by a buffet lunch. In accordance with
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Following the Independent Review into Criminal Legal Aid by Sir Christopher Bellamy the conclusions supported what Criminal Defence Solicitors had been saying for years – that the justice system and legal aid funding was in crisis . It is no understatement to say that the Criminal Justice System is on the point of collapse . Sir Christopher responded in strong
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This is your opportunity to help shape the direction of the Law Society for the next three years. If you can complete the 10-minute survey and tell the Law Society what you think about the issues They are prioritising and the services being developed you will also be entered into a draw for a £100 Amazon gift card. Take
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The SRA has announced that the outcome of the consultation is that it has agreed to extend the SIF until September 2023 whilst further options to protect consumers are considered . The move comes after the SRA launched a consultation in November 2021 where it sought views from the profession about the future of SIF, which currently provides supplementary run-off
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Our New President and Team I am the current president of the Society, having become junior vice president in September 2018 and then vice president in September 2019 and subsequently president in September 2021 as, due to Covid, I served a two-year term as vice president and my predecessor, Andrea Pashley, kindly agreed to remain in post for a second
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SRA Consult on future of SIF – with closure at risk The SRA have now launched a formal consultation on the Solicitors Indemnity Fund and the clear direciton of travel appears to be towards a closure of the fund with a consequent risk to the public and all solicitors . It is vital that all Solcitors respond to the consultation
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Doncaster has launched its bid for City Status as part of the Plantinum Jubilee Celebrations next year . Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster and chair of Team Doncaster partnership, said: “We’ve been waiting a long time – this will be our fourth attempt and we believe the time is right, given how far we have come, that Doncaster City becomes
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