This updated practice note defines the extent of the duties and burdens set out in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2011. It also identifies and addresses the ethical problems that are likely to arise from the rules.
We have welcomed the government's commitment to overhauling the family justice system but have warned that proposed legal aid cuts threaten to derail the reforms.
The Law Society has set out its framework for equality and diversity for the next four years.
HSBC's panel manager Countrywide has confirmed that an appeals process is in place for firms whose application to join the bank's residential conveyancing panel has been rejected.
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The Law Society has highlighted the potentially damaging effect of reducing the minimum consultation periods for collective redundancies. We also believe that the TUPE Regulations 2006 require more clarification and guidance.
The Law Society has welcomed the government's decision to defer civil litigation reforms.
Law Society president John Wotton has said that barristers and solicitors will increasingly work together in the same practices.
We have launched a new section to provide solicitor advocates with mentoring
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