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Junior lawyers – we’ve got your back Do you work closely with Junior Lawyers? If so, we need your help in reaching those at the start of their careers. Please...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/junior-lawyers-weve-got-your-back-sba-the-solicitors-charity/
HHJ STEPHEN WILDBLOOD QC DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE 22nd June 2020 Note about Family listing 1.When lockdown started many of us thought that it would only be a matter of weeks,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/16346-2/
We have all had to adjust to new ways of working during the current pandemic. Most of us have been working from home for at least part of the time,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/lockdown-and-data-security-working-from-home/
In our previous article https://www.insightlegal.co.uk/community/white-papers/lead-your-law-firm-to-success we explained about the link between successful system transfers and preparedness. The project team assembled to conduct any systems review in your firm should make a...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/shortlisting-reputable-software-suppliers-insight-legal/
9095 WS DSLS article (print)
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/wessex-searches-different-office-same-great-service/
The first woman admitted to the solicitors’ roll – nearly 100 years ago – is to have a room renamed in her honour at the Law Society’s historic HQ in...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/first-woman-solicitor-honoured-by-the-law-society/
In our previous article , we shared with you the traits to look for in a reputable software supplier. The one attribute that we didn’t cover, because it’s so important...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/data-migration-moving-from-the-old-to-the-new-pt-3-insight-legal-software/
The disclosure pilot scheme introduced by PD51U (the Pilot) has applied to all proceedings in the Business and Property Courts since 1 January 2019 and is set to run until...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/survey-the-disclosure-pilot-in-the-business-and-property-courts-18-months-in/
Please be aware that a new PD has been approved. FPR 2010 PD36T which, by amending PD41B, means that with effect from 24th August 2020 solicitors cannot make paper applications...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/changes-to-financial-consent-orders/
The court has produced a “youtube” video to assist court users on the safety arrangements in place at the Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre as a result of Covid...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/safer-working-at-the-bristol-civil-and-family-justice-centre-you-tube-video/
A new study by the Association of South West Mediators and Bristol Law Society has revealed that many legal professionals think online mediation has been a success. Mediation plays an...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/new-study-shows-online-legal-mediation-could-be-the-future/
BARCAN+KIRBY MAKES SENIOR ASSOCIATE APPOINTMENT IN BISHOPSTON Bristol law firm, Barcan+Kirby, strengthened its Wills, Trusts, and Probate team with the appointment of Helene Bryant as Senior Associate at the firm’s...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/movers-shakers-7/
We have been contacted by a local firm acting in the estate of Neil Herbert Filer, late of 5 Greenfield Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5NA. They are seeking to locate...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/will-search/
The UK is celebrating its first South Asian Heritage Month (“SAHM”) from 18 July 2020 to 17 August 2020. SAHM aims to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian history and...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/society-of-asian-lawyers-and-south-asian-heritage-month-2020/
Please note that from 24th August 2020 legal professionals must make Financial Remedy consent applications using the Online Financial Remedy consent order service. To register for this service (‘My HMCTS’)...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/financial-remedy-consent-applications-change-of-procedure/
The SQE has been in development since 2015, with multiple consultations in response to which the Law Society has consistently put forward the views of the profession on key issues....
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-solicitors-qualifying-examination-sqe-article-by-the-law-society/
The magazine will be quarterly in hard copy and digital, with the launch planned for October 2020. Anyone, working in the law or just for interest, is welcome to sign...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/new-magazine-for-all-women-working-in-law/
In our previous three blogs in this series, we have talked about the process of moving legal software systems, including: The link between proper planning and preparation and a successful...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bringing-it-all-together-the-process-of-moving-legal-software-systems/
Designed by Malcolm Warner & John Virgo, specialist barristers from Guildhall Chamber’s Property & Estates and Commercial teams, it’s a two stage process designed to use the best features of...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/introducing-adr-plus-its-covid-proof-quick-economical-cost-benefit-positive/
Bristol Pro Bono Group are passionate about access to justice. We encourage lawyers to work with local universities and community groups to deliver free legal advice to individuals who don’t...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-pro-bono-group-check-you-the-new-website/
Karl Brown, is a Partner at Clarke Willmott. He has also been a Social Mobility Ambassador for The Law Society since June 2016 and is the Chairperson of Bristol Property...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/in-conversation-with-karl-brown-bristol-solicitor-and-social-mobility-ambassador/
NEW DIVERSITY & INCLUSION REPORT 2020 FLEXIBLE WORKING, EQUALITY & COVID19 This year there has seen unprecedented disruption to how we work. The Covid-19 crisis rapidly sped up the adoption...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/hays-new-diversity-inclusion-report-2020-flexible-working-equality-covid-19/
A guide for Practice Managers tasked with pulling together a short-list By Brian Welsh, Chairman at Insight Legal If you’re reading this then you won’t need telling about the winds...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/how-to-find-the-best-it-suppliers-for-your-next-generation-software-insight-legal-whitepaper/
VWV Associate Kai von Pahlen has recently been appointed as Honorary Consul for Germany in Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire, by the German Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Andreas Michaelis....
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/vwv-lawyer-appointed-as-bristols-honorary-consul-for-germany/
Luke Menzies has presented to BLS members recently on the value of coaching and also as part of our Managing the New Normal webinar. On the back of these sessions...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/coaching-offer-to-members-from-luke-menzies-coaching/
Webinar 1 – https://youtu.be/PFrrORvYZiQ Bristol Trustee Group – being a Trustee and how to use your skills to help community groups Webinar 2 – https://youtu.be/iPFl2fuz6D8 Bristol Trustee Group – key...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-trustee-groups-free-webinars-for-trustees/
Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced a new ground-breaking research study ‘Life in the Law’ ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October. The charity has teamed up...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/lawcare-launches-ground-breaking-research-study-life-in-the-law/
Mark Chawner, Associate Solicitor with DAS Law sadly passed away on 21st September 2020. He had advanced oesophageal cancer which was diagnosed days before he passed. Mark was a fixture...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/obituary-of-mark-chawner/
The LAA has today published operational guidance on the new Sending Hearing Fixed Fee in advance of their implementation on Monday. Further details on the fee, with links to the...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/crime-new-payment-fee-to-cover-work-completed-for-sending-hearings-comes-into-effect-on-19-october-2020/
We are delighted to announce that our premises at 12 Colston Avenue are to become a Nightingale Court. BLS celebrate their 250th Anniversary today and will of course continue to...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/moj-press-release-bls-to-host-nightingale-court/
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique and unprecedented challenge for preserving people’s rights, and ultimately the rule of law. Policy decisions have needed to be made quickly to respond...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-law-society-law-under-lockdown-the-impact-of-covid-19-measures-on-access-to-justice-and-vulnerable-people/
Update The judgment of the Supreme Court in the appeal from the decision of the Divisional Court in FCA v Arch Insurance and ors [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm) is now...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/covid-19-business-interruption-insurance-claims-business-and-property-courts-in-bristol/
Birmingham Law School and BCU School of English are conducting a research project on Language of DIY Justice, focusing on communication challenges experienced by Litigants in Person in civil proceedings....
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/research-project-on-the-language-of-diy-justice-focusing-on-communication-challenges-experienced-by-lips-in-civil-proceedings/
Report: The impact of COVID-19 on the employment and training of disabled lawyers in England and Wales: opportunities for job-redesign and best practice http://legallydisabled.com/2020/11/02/new-report-launch-covid-19/
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/report-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-employment-and-training-of-disabled-lawyers-in-england-and-wales-opportunities-for-job-redesign-and-best-practice/
Research conducted by leading consultancy Nine Feet Tall, suggests top law firms should recognise the need for increased autonomy, whilst continuing to drive technological change in order to succeed in...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/law-firms-must-adapt-and-respond-to-pandemic-led-industry-change/
The spotlight on time recording: present Time recording software has risen in prominence as an operational tool for lawyers and law firm managers since the COVID-19 outbreak. There are two...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/has-coronavirus-cracked-the-time-recording-code/
Has your software supplier been taken over? Should you stay or should you go? Software supplier takeovers are nothing new. In the legal sector, they have been happening for years...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/has-your-software-supplier-been-taken-over-should-you-stay-or-should-you-go/
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