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The Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority have jointly appointed Alan Vallance to the new role of Director of Organisational Services, with responsibility for finance, HR, IT and facilities for the representative Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson has today announced the launch of a pilot initiative to enable Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs) to submit enquiries to the Law Society.
The Law Society has participated in a series of consultations with the UK Government to improve the effectiveness of the European Court of Human Rights, but says attempts to screen cases going to the court will undermine its credibility across the continent.
The Law Society Council has elected Andrew Caplen, a consultant with Abels Solicitors, Southampton to be the next deputy vice president of the Law Society.
The next Deputy Vice President of the Law Society will be Andrew Caplen.
The Government has responded to Law Society calls for clarification about the validity of compromise agreements drafted under the Equality Act.
New figures from the Law Society reveal that 142 local councils in England and Wales hold the legal management quality standard – Lexcel.
Assisted dying will be the topic of debate at the launch of the Law Society's 2012 Public Debate Series in partnership with Huffington Post UK.
The Law Society is once again supporting the fundraising legal walks taking place across England and Wales to raise money for free legal advice agencies.
The Law Society has described the regulators' decision to take on board its concerns about the effect that the Quality Assurance for Advocates Scheme [QASA] would have on solicitor advocates as a major step in the right direction.
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