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NewsLaw Society publishes report on digital futures
Published on 25 June 2020, our horizon scanning report explores the themes, opportunities and challenges arising from the future of digital business.
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Six months to go: Brexit and legal services
The UK Government has confirmed that the transition period will not be extended. How is the Law Society supporting members to prepare for the 31 December deadline?
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Could logbooks speed up conveyancing?
Property logbooks could be introduced to the home buying and selling process to help speed up conveyancing.
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HMCTS boosts staff numbers to manage probate requests
The government has drawn in extra staff to deal with a surge in probate requests, as the number of applications coming in overtakes the number being issued.
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Whiplash diagnosis allowed by video link – for now
Video medical examinations for whiplash cases will continue to be allowed, despite the UK continuing to emerge slowly out of lockdown.
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Law Society sends letter on Pakistani human rights defender
The Law Society is gravely concerned about the presumed enforced disappearance of Mr. Khattak, who is the secretary general of the National Party’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial office, as well as a human rights researcher. He has worked with Amnesty International and other international human rights NGOs and has ...
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New website for the Law Society
The Law Society will soon be launching its new main website, and a beta version is now available.
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Webinar - The challenges of COVID-19 - A compare and contrast between India and the UK
On 11 June 2020, we organised a Webinar in collaboration with Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) and partner firms (ASA Associates and Link Legal based in India) on the Impact of COVID-19 on the legal sector in India and the UK as well as the Indian economy. The event was chaired ...
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Reforming probate – working with HMCTS
Ian Bond, current chair of our Wills and Equity Committee, has written a blog about working with HMCTS on the online probate pilot.
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Support from your Section – round up
We’re developing a range of advice and support to help you through this difficult period. See a list of resources below.
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Report: coronavirus’ impact on civil court users
On 5 June, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its report on the impact of coronavius (COVID-19) on civil court users.
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FAQs for solicitors making probate applications
In June 2020, the Law Society helped to produce a new resource to support legal professionals using the probate service.
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Guidance on vulnerable clients and mental capacity
In June 2020, the Law Society published new guidance on vulnerable clients and mental capacity.
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Construction VAT reverse charge delayed to March 2021
The introduction of the domestic reverse charge for construction services will be delayed from 1 October 2020 until 1 March 2021.
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Law Society sends joint letter to Polish Supreme Court
The Law Society has sent a joint letter on the case of a Polish Judge
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Law Society nominates five Egyptian lawyers for CCBE Human Rights Award
The nomination by the Law Society of England and Wales of five Egyptian lawyers for the CCBE Human Rights Award 2020 is supported by all legal professional representative bodies of the United Kingdom: the Bar Council of England and Wales, the Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates of ...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Partner support for your business
The Law Society works in partnership with carefully selected commercial organisations that have identified offers and opportunities that may be relevant to our members in the current challenging times. Our partners’ support includes: free access to conferencing platforms and secure online portals financial assistance for law ...
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We're taking our Excellence Awards 2020 online
This year’s Law Society Excellence Awards will be going ahead as a series of online events
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Our Excellence Awards 2020 are going online
Safety is our main priority so this year’s Law Society Excellence Awards will be going ahead as a series of online events during the week of 12 October 2020.
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Excellence Awards 2020 to be hosted online
This year’s Law Society Excellence Awards will be going ahead as a series of online events.
