‘Trust in solicitors on the line’: Society calls on profession to help block ‘dangerous’ deregulation
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/trust-in-solicitors-on-the-line-society-calls-on-profession-to-help-block-dangerous-deregulation/5067365.article
Windrush: lessons learned review call for evidence
On 22 June 2018 The Home Secretary appointed Wendy Williams as Independent Adviser to a lessons learned review “to make sure crucial lessons were identified and learned as quickly as possible, to prevent something like this happening again”. A call for evidence was issued on 20 August 2018 and will run until 19 October 2018….
Reports from 21 March 2018 Law Society Council members’ meeting in Manchester
Council Summary 21 March 2018 CEO Report to Council
BSN News Update – January 2018
BSN reported in November 2017 that the Law Society intended to issue proceedings for a judicial review of the government’s decision to implement further cuts to payments made to solicitors doing criminal legal aid work. On the 25th January 2018, the Law Society issued proceedings. The further cut to criminal legal aid payments was implemented…
Law Society July 2017 Council Meeting Summary
Law Society Council meeting summary: 5 and 6 July 2017 Council report Council met for the last meeting of the 2016-17 ‘season’, with a full agenda, and this was followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Law Society. This marked the customary accession of the new office holder team, led by Joe Egan as…
Diversity League Table “The 10-year study”
We were delighted to launch and release the findings of the 2017 edition of BSN’s Diversity League Table: 10-year Study (DLT2017) at a launch event hosted by Latham & Watkins on 19 June 2017. By way of background, BSN’s Diversity League Table (DLT) was first published in 2006 and is an…
UK Diversity Legal Awards 2017 & BSN featured in Solicitors Journal
For full article, click here: https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/news/201706/pace-diversity-senior-levels-%E2%80%98painfully-slow%E2%80%99
BSN Featured in Times Student Law Supplement – 18 May 2017
“Pale, Stale and Male: the Heights of the Legal World are Still Not Diverse Enough” BSN_The Times 18 May 2017
SRA – Thematic Research into Career Progression
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is carrying out research into the career choices of Female and Black and Asian Minority Ethnic solicitors. We want to know what more can be done to improve the representation of Women and BAME solicitors in senior roles in law firms. We want to know what your firm is doing and…
Creative Industries Federation – looking for board-ready individuals
The Creative Industries Federation unites the UK’s diverse arts and creative industries to secure the policies and funding needed to further Britain’s global success as a cultural powerhouse. If you are a board-ready individual and are interested in applying to join the board of CIF, please email: john@creativeindustriesfederation.com