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CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Trainee of the Year* How have you demonstrated technical legal excellence on a client matter? How have you demonstrated your team-working skills? How have you exceeded your supervisor’s expectations? How have you demonstrated excellence in your response to the Covid challenge? LEGAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021 * “Trainee” is defined as being … Read more
How CJLD plans to make the most of networking in the midst of the pandemic The new committee for the Cambridgeshire Junior Lawyers Division (CJLD) have started preparations for 2021 with optimism and energy. The committee is one of the most diverse we have had in many years with representatives from Mills & Reeve, Ashtons Legal, … Read more
Solicitors must review their anti-money laundering policies as new guidance launches Solicitors must review their anti-money laundering policies A radical overhaul of the Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) anti-money laundering (AML) guidance has today been launched to help the legal profession navigate complex AML risks and challenges. The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) AML guidance is … Read more
Twenty Twenty-One : On New Year’s Eve, we were all delighted to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome in 2021. But will 2021 really be a better or easier year than last year? Only time will tell, but it seems likely that it will not be until spring (at the earliest) that life will return to … Read more
Clustered injustice and the level green Clustered injustice and the level green By Luke ClementsISBN 978 1 91364 807 7LEGAL ACTION GROUP The access to justice charity www.lag.org.uk A NEW APPROACH FOR THOSE SUFFERING INJUSTICE IN THE 2020s An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, … Read more
Miller Webinars Insurance market conditions remain difficult in 2021, meaning another tough year for law firms when renewing your insurance. To guide you through, we have organised a series of webinars to explain exactly what is happening in the market and what we can do to make your renewal as straightforward as possible. Essential to your … Read more
Fully qualified Financial Adviser talks of ‘tough but fulfilling’ journey The dictionary states the word ‘earn’ means to “gain deservedly in return for one’s behaviour or achievements”. The definition could have been written about Pippa Judson who has shown everyone at Chasebridge Wealth Management how committed she is to her career. As of November 2020, the … Read more
Legacy bodies welcome Government actions to resolve probate backlog Rob Cope, director of Remember A Charity Charity legacy bodies have welcomed a statement from HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), which sets out its plans to resolve the delay and backlog of Wills passing through probate. During the pandemic, rising death rates, an increase in incomplete grant … Read more
Author: Allie Parsons, Customer Success Consultant, Landmark Information (Legal) The Legacy of Coal Mining A recent article1 in the Observer newspaper questioned whether we are facing the imminent end of Coal as an energy source in Britain. Looking back at where we have come from, UK coal production was around 70 million tonnes a year in … Read more
An expert’s report under CPR must conclude with the Expert’s Declaration stating that the expert knows his duty to the court and has complied with that duty. There must then be a Statement of Truth, which used to say: Chris Makin I confirm that I have made clear which facts and matters referred to in this … Read more