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Professional Update
Thursday 19 April 2007
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Anti-money laundering
Get the book on compliance
The Law Society has published the second edition of Solicitors and Money Laundering. This fully revised and updated new edition of the best-selling guide to money laundering compliance takes into account important recent developments in legislation and case law.
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Companies Act 2006 – what you need to know
The new act is the biggest shake up of company legislation in the past 50 years, and key aspects are due to be implemented later this year, with implications for your business.
Get the book on the new law
The Law Society has published Companies Act 2006, a book providing expert commentary on the key provisions of the Act, and how they will affect the practice of company law. It includes the full text of the Act.
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Sign up for practitioner roadshows
The Society is working with the DTI and ICAEW to bring you a series of roadshows providing a practical overview of the Companies Act 2006.
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Defending legal aid
The Law Society is investigating legal challenges in relation to the LSC's unilateral right to amend the unified contract, and its consultation methods around duty solicitor rota allocations.
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www.defendinglegalaid.lawsociety.org.uk
Contact your Council member
We hope Professional Update shows how hard we're working for solicitors, but did you know you can e-mail your representative on the Law Society's Council? Get in touch and make sure your views shape our future.
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Forthcoming events
Click on the links below for more information and booking forms.
Minority Lawyers' Conference 2007 London - 28 April
LMS Lexcel Quality Forum 2007 Birmingham - 16 May
Rules seminars: Solicitors' Code of Conduct (PDF, 210kb)
Anti-money laundering seminars (PDF, 77kb)
New risk management provisions (PDF, 81kb)
Home Information Packs: regional seminars
Lexcel training for new assessors and consultants (PDF, 53kb)
Lexcel training for practices (PDF, 50kb)
Best practice programme: Lexcel seminars (PDF, 75kb)
Assertiveness seminars (PDF, 100kb)
Performance coaching workshops (PDF, 87kb)
Networking seminars (PDF, 83kb)
Introduction to collaborative family law (PDF, 82kb)
Law Management Section seminars - financial benchmarking - a series
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