‘The government has refused to be drawn into the row over controversial advice from the Law Society on Sharia-compliant wills, but insisted that it “does not, and cannot, change the law”.’
Legal Futures, 28th July 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors organisation warns that too much valuable, intellectual property is in danger of being lost when we die.’
The Guardian, 16th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Islamic law is to be effectively enshrined in the British legal system for the first time under guidelines for solicitors on drawing up “Sharia compliant” wills.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Civil courts in England and Wales are increasingly valuing “administration over access to justice” since wide-ranging reforms to procedures and costs came into force last year, the Law Society has claimed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A vote of no confidence in the Law Society’s leadership over its handling of the criminal legal aid reforms has today been passed by 52% at a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Society.’
Legal Voice, 17th December 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Solicitors opposed to government cuts in criminal legal aid have forced an emergency meeting of the Law Society to consider a no confidence motion in the profession’s leadership.”
The Guardian, 19th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Law Society has come out strongly against the introduction of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) for mesothelioma claims and argued that while a dedicated pre-action protocol (PAP) could be a good idea, the one proposed by the Association of British Insurers and adopted by the government is not.”
Litigation Futures, 14th November 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Professional indemnity insurance (‘PII’) cover for solicitors is notoriously forgiving to policyholders on the issue of non-disclosure.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 18th October 2013
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“Solicitors and consumer representatives have come out on opposite sides of the Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) proposal to extend its remit to the estimated 130,000 unregulated legal services providers operating in England and Wales.”
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed complaints made about the Law Society’s ‘Don’t get mugged by an insurer’ campaign without an investigation.”
Litigation Futures, 28th August 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The cost of practising as a solicitor is set to rise at a rate of more than four times inflation, if the Law Society’s council approves figures that will be put before it later this week.”
Legal Futures, 8th July 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The Law Society, facing straitened times following successive cuts in legal aid, is auctioning a collection of rare Reformation-era bibles and religious tracts in defiance of protests from scholars.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lucy Scott-Moncrieff urges you to join the fight.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 25th May 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
“The Law Society’s chief executive has urged super-regulator the Legal Services Board to delay implementation of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA), in recognition of the ‘profound shifts and uncertainties’ afflicting criminal practitioners.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“So here we are at last, nearly five years since the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke, announced his intention to launch what turned out to be the Jackson review (a story I broke, if I can be allowed the immodesty of mentioning it). It has certainly had its ups and downs since then, the biggest up undoubtedly being the 2010 election result, without which Sir Rupert’s report may well still be lying in the long grass.”
Litigation Futures, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“The Legal Services Commission has agreed to drop controversial changes to ongoing legal aid contracts following talks with the Law Society.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th February 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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