Law Society president Andrew Caplen has called for legal aid to be exempt from the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. The Society has a number of concerns about the requirements, in particular those relating to ‘off-premises contracts’ and ‘distance selling’, which require solicitors to provide certain information to clients ahead of delivering the service, and a…
The UK Diversity Legal Awards website is now live: www.diversitylegalawards.co.uk The new website contains full details about the awards; the history, the categories and how to make a submission for this year’s UK Diversity Legal Awards. These are the 5th annual UK Diversity Legal Awards and they are the only industry awards which focus solely…
The BBC Academy is organising a day of free introductions to the world of broadcasting to help black, Asian and minority experts feel more comfortable about appearing on TV & Radio as expert contributors or presenters – and boost the diversity of experts in the media. The BAME Talent Days – which follow last year’s…
Deighton Pierce Glynn believes there should be a better representation of our diverse society in the legal profession and this summer/autumn offers placements of between two and four weeks at their offices in London Bridge and Angel. The placements are open to those who have shown an active interest in the law, justice, equality issues…
We are pleased to send you a link to the JAC Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14, which can be found here. The Annual Report sets out the JAC’s performance over 2013/14, during which the JAC received a record number of applications and made more recommendations than in any previous year against a background of continued…
Hampshire solicitor Andrew Caplen took office as the 170th president of the Law Society during today’s annual general meeting. He outlined his priorities for the year as: launching an access to justice campaign 2. undertaking a major programme of research into the effects of the civil legal aid changes 3. promoting equality and diversity, and…
Preferably Birmingham, London may be considered Competitive salary Following the appointment of Paul Philip as the new Chief Executive, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is looking to appoint its first General Counsel. The SRA is the independent regulatory body of the Law Society of England and Wales, regulating over 160,000 solicitors and over 10,000 solicitors…
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has opened the 2014/15 round of Queen’s Counsel honoris causa awards by inviting nominations. This process leads to recommendations being made to Her Majesty for the appointment of Queen’s Counsel honoris causa. The appointments will be made alongside the new substantive Queen’s Counsel in spring 2015. The announcement can be…
The Law Society has developed a series of career competency workshops, following the findings of research, on the barriers facing BAME members who want to advance their careers. These workshops have been designed to assist members develop a framework, from which they can plan and manage their careers. This workshop will provide specific strategies needed for…
