The Law Society has now issued Judicial Review Proceedings against the Government “We believe the government’s decision not to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid rates by the recommended minimum 15% is both unlawful and irrational. It will have dire consequences for access to justice and the future of our criminal justice system.” said Law Society president Lubna Shuja. “We
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The Law Society has confirmed that is has issued a letter before Action to the SSJ over the Governments irrational and unlawful approach to implementation of the emergency measures to be taken to the crisis in Criminal Legal Aid as recommended by The Bellamy Report . “We argue the lord chancellor’s decision not to remunerate solicitors by the bare
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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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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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The Yorkshire Union of Law Societies have announced the Election for the Yorkshire Council Seat following the issuing of Ballot Papers this week The Details of the Ballot are as follows : There are two candidates for the Role : CANDIDATE STATEMENT IDRIS MIR CANDIDATE STATEMENT MARK NEWBY Eligible Solicitors registered within the Yorkshire Constituency Region should have received a
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If you do its now your opportunity to join one of the Law Societies Policy Advisory Committees : Access to Justice Children’s Law Civil Justice Company Law Conveyancing & Land Law Criminal Law Education & Training European Union Housing Law Human Rights Immigration Law International Mental Health & Disability Planning & Environmental Law Professional Indemnity Insurance Professional Standards & Ethics
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Solicitors urged to check their Law Society contact details are up to date to vote on proposals to reform Council Solicitors were today urged to make sure they have provided an up-to-date email address and are not opted out of Law Society membership (non-marketing) communications or they risk being disenfranchised from a key vote on proposed changes to the Law
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The November Regional Management Team Newsletter is now available and you can access it here : https://777a0725.flowpaper.com/RelationshipManagementNorthUpdateNovember2020/#page=1
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On the 14th October the Law Society AGM finally was able to consider the proposals to reform the Law Society Council. This was one of the final steps along the road of a governance review that has been running effectively since 2016 . We have already seen a successful reorganisaiton of the management structure with a New Board charied by
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The Law Society has called a Special General Meeting following a requisition by members to consider a vote of no confidence in the Law Society Chief Executive and President as a result of its handling of the negotiations with the Lord Chancellor in respect of the Criminal Legal Aid Reforms . RESOLUTION That the meeting has no confidence in the
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