Lunch with Lucy Scott-Moncrieff – June 2013 Application Form By popular demand, on 10 June, 2013, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, President of the Law Society of England and Wales, will be making a special visit to speak directly to members of the society on current issues of concern to the profession before her term of office ends. [...]
The Campaign to save the Legal Industry has launched a Job Loss Counter to highlight the daily job losses. Tens of thousands of support staff, secretaries and administrative staff are set to lose their jobs as the effect of the justice reforms bites. Martin Coyne, managing partner at Ralli Solicitors who is heading up the [...]
Commercial Services Legal and Democratic Services Practice Manager Ref: COM13/20979 Fixed Term Post, initially for 6 months Oldham Council is a dynamic, co-operative Council awarded LGC’s most improved Council 2012. The Council is focussed on significant regeneration in which the Legal Services team will be an integral part. An opportunity has arisen for the right [...]
Following consultation with the judiciary and some of our court users, Manchester Civil Justice is making changes to the way in which High Court business is processed at the court. It is expected that the changes will improve the service to our customers. From Monday, 29th October, 2012 the following changes will occur:- All Chancery [...]
Costs Management in the Chancery Division and the Specialist Lists in the Queen’s Bench Division: Amendment to CPR rule 3.12(1) This document has been issued by the President of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Chancellor of the High Court to give notice of an important amendment which will be made to CPR 3.12(1) to [...]
Legal practitioners with experience of dealing with sexual offences are invited to attend a consultation event on proposed new sentencing guidelines. The event, taking place on 7 March at Lancaster University, will give legal practitioners and law enforcement colleagues the opportunity to discuss the proposed approach for judges to take in sentencing rape, sexual assault and offences [...]
“AVIVA have identified parts of the problem but not come to the right solution. Claimants must have access to independent legal advice,” says Craig Budsworth, Chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS). “MASS agrees with many of the issues and findings highlighted in AVIVA’s release “CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS COULD FALL BY £1.5BN IF INSURERS [...]
We are delighted to announce that our Personal Injury Conference will take place on the 21st May 2013. Full details will be announced shortly, to reserve your place please email VictoriaRidge@manchesterlawsociety.org.uk
Civil Justice Reform Campaigner Briefing As you know the Law Society has very serious concerns about the potential impact of the Government’s premature implementation of their civil justice reforms on the legal services sector and on access to justice. I have raised our concerns directly with the Secretary of Sate for Justice Chris Grayling and [...]
