At its second meeting of the 2014-15 legal year, Council said farewell to Paul Coen since it was his last Council meeting as interim chief executive, and thanked him warmly for his highly effective service to the Society. Catherine Dixon, the new permanent chief executive, commences work at the Law Society on 5 January 2015….
SDLT – major changes for residential property The calculation of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for residential properties will be changing from today, 4 December. The structure, rates and thresholds are being changed. Read more Crime duty provider contract: Law Society response and seminar The Law Society has throughout this year raised very serious concerns…
Statements and analysis Since the publication of the Duty Contracts tender documentation we have issued an initial response. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/moj-announcement-on-duty-crime-contracts/ Here is how it was covered in the Gazette. http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/moj-to-press-ahead-with-criminal-legal-aid-reforms/5045367.article We quickly followed this up with our analysis of the documentation to support our members’ consideration. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/analysis-of-the-duty-crime-tender-documentation/ We sent this out as a Legal Aid Update…
The BSN 2014 UK Diversity Legal Awards took place last night at a glittering black-tie event held at the five-star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. Over 200 hundred people attended the event, which was well supported by a cross-section of firms, chambers and legal industry bodies, including the Law Society of England and Wales…
The application form together with the information pack, job description, qualities and abilities and other supporting documents are all now on our website. Salary: £488 per day Number of vacancies: 104 (TBC) Location: Across England and Wales Closing date: noon 24 November 2014 The role The activities of a Deputy District Judge (Civil) are conducted in…
Number of vacancies: One Salary: £152,847 Location: London, Central Criminal Court Closing date: noon 24 November 2014 The post will be available from January 2015. The role The Common Serjeant of London is the second most senior permanent judge of the Central Criminal Court after the Recorder of London, acting as deputy to that office,…
Last night (29th October) saw the release of the BSN 2014 Diversity League Table report. The launch event was attended by over 140 people and hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright at their London offices. The Law Society is the lead sponsor of the Diversity League Table initiative and this year it was also supported by…
After some intense discussions and debates earlier this week, the judges finally arrived at their decisions. The finalists of the 2014 UK Diversity Legal Awards are: Company or Team Awards: Recruitment/Attracting Talent: Hogan Lovells LLP Linklaters LLP Reed Smith LLP Retention/Talent Management: Cleary Gottlieb Linklaters LLP Matrix Chambers Individual Awards: Diversity Champion: Funke Abimbola (Managing…
Number of vacancies: One Location: London Salary: £123,213 Closing date: noon on 4 November 2014 Candidates MUST have a high level of expertise in the field of land registration law and practice. The Chamber The Property Chamber is concerned with almost two hundred separate jurisdictions dealing with property rights and landlord and tenant relationships. Most…
The most extraordinary and dedicated members of our legal profession have been recognised at the 2014 Law Society Excellence Awards. BBC journalist Mishal Husain hosted last night’s ceremony at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge, which set the scene for the most prestigious awards in the legal calendar, with over 600 people in attendance. The…
