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- Court reform programme: events30 Sep 2020
- EU/EFTA lawyers in the UK: practice rights during and after the end of the transition period23 Nov 2020
- End of transition period guidance: EU legal professional privilege13 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: alternative dispute resolution13 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: choice of court agreements15 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: enforcement of foreign judgments13 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: rules on jurisdiction13 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: service of documents13 Jan 2021
- End of transition period guidance: taking of evidence13 Jan 2021
- Instituted proceedings: cases pending at the end of the Brexit transition period17 Nov 2020
- Keeping members safe in court and prepared for potential lockdowns22 Sep 2020
- LPP and client confidentiality26 Nov 2020
- Legal professional privilege12 Aug 2020
- Litigants in person: guidelines for lawyers17 Aug 2020
- Liverpool Crown Court extended hours pilot: guidance for litigators and solicitor advocates30 Sep 2020
- UK lawyers in the EEA and Switzerland: practice rights during and after the transition period23 Nov 2020
- Working with clients who may lack mental capacity12 Aug 2020
- Working with vulnerable clients case studies12 Aug 2020
- Confidentiality around client insolvency12 Aug 2020
- Disputed wills: Guidance for practitioners12 Aug 2020
- Unbundling civil legal services12 Aug 2020
- A client needs to swear an affidavit. Can a solicitor colleague administer the oath?20 Apr 2020
- Are fees for swearing oaths, affidavits and taking declarations subject to VAT?12 Aug 2020
- Can I administer a joint statutory declaration?28 Oct 2020
- Can I administer an oath to a child deponent?19 Feb 2020
- Can I agree an extension of more than 28 days to a witness statement exchange on a civil litigation matter?28 Oct 2020
- Can I alter a sworn affidavit?30 Sep 2020
- Can I charge for time spent preparing a Larke v Nugus statement?28 Oct 2020
- Can I enter into a damages-based agreement for a divorce case?28 Oct 2020
- Can I still issue cost recovery proceedings if a client complains?28 Oct 2020
- Can a company recover costs as a litigant in person?28 Oct 2020
- Can a trainee solicitor advise on an employment settlement agreement?12 Aug 2020
- Can an affidavit be amended after it was sworn?20 Apr 2020
- Does the Law Society hold a list of group litigation orders?28 Oct 2020
- How can I amend an error in a court order?07 Dec 2020
- How do I bring a claim where probate or letters of administration have not been granted? 21 Dec 2020
- I act for a client who has made no payment on account of costs. Can I terminate the retainer?12 Aug 2020
- I am preparing a bill of costs in a contentious matter. Is it correct that I cannot charge for incoming letters?12 Aug 2020
- Is there a lower age limit on children giving evidence?14 Dec 2020
- My client has not instructed me for three months. Can I apply to come off the court record?20 Apr 2020
- My client is paying the other side’s legal costs. Should the opponent’s solicitors issue a VAT invoice?30 Sep 2020
- What are the four categories of fee earner?12 Aug 2020
- What must I tell a client before suing for non-contentious fees?29 Oct 2020
- Who’s responsible for the cost of setting up a remote hearing?28 Dec 2020
- Consent form: Access to client health records12 Nov 2020
- Model conditional fee agreement24 Sep 2020
- Advocacy standards30 Sep 2020
- Clinical negligence12 Aug 2020
- Court closures30 Sep 2020
- Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill30 Sep 2020
- Fixed recoverable costs12 Aug 2020
- Personal injury12 Jan 2021
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