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Highly respected leaders in their fields have been enlisted by the Law Society to select the winners and highly commended candidates of the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar.
The Law Society has warned that pressing for separate representation in conveyancing could reduce the solicitors’ profession’s market share and hand residential conveyancing to other sectors on a plate.
The Defamation Bill 2012 will be the topic of discussion at the Law Society free Public Debate on 18 September.
Flexible working during the Olympics helped law firms avoid disruptions and brought benefits to companies, adding to the Olympics legacy, says the Law Society.
Cash-flow problems are worsening for law firms according to findings from the Law Society’s Law Management Section (LMS) Financial Benchmarking Quarterly Survey.
Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson said: “We are very concerned about Santander's actions in reducing further the membership of its panel of solicitors.
The Law Society is supporting plans by senior judges to streamline family court processes.
Due to Olympic fever the closing date for entries to the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar has been extended until August 17th.
A campaign to encourage lawyers in large law firms to apply for judicial appointment has been launched by the Law Society with the active support of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The Law Society has extended its endorsement of 192business and BankersAccuity as its preferred suppliers for anti-money laundering e-verification for a further three years.
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