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Lawyer’s charity cycle ride. Iain Morrison and niece Ellen Johnson press release Lawyer’s charity cycle ride in memory of admired newsreader brother One of Worcestershire’s most respected solicitors is set to take part in a 90-mile charity cycle in memory of his brother and to raise money for three national charities. Iain Morrison, vice-chairman and Head … Read more
I last talked about the market in April when firms were still settling into/struggling to adapt to home working. Since then we have seen things move forward. The majority of firms that I talk to are now operating in their offices to some extent. Many have a 20-25% workforce presence at the office, some have just … Read more
Sushila Abraham The Witnessing of Wills during COVID-19 became very difficult with practitioners using all methods to keep the demand of social distancing and seeing that the testator was signing the Will in their presence. It was done in car parks, over the fence, outside the windows of the testator and many other ways to comply … Read more
It was March 26th, the call from the national media came for us to step up and assist the NHS. They were asking for additional volunteers to help take the strain on the ever-mounting pressures, and it was predicted that this was only going to get worse. I felt the need to apply. The NHS had … Read more
Fischer Future Heat, the Frog Island-based electric heating specialists has committed its support to the Leicestershire Law Society by announcing its patronage. The company that manufactures and installs electric heating solutions to homes throughout the UK was founded by Keith and Maria Bastian and has enjoyed remarkable growth in a little under 10-years. Maria Bastian said … Read more
Lexacom launches Cabolo: a unique, portable, standalone unit incorporating the latest AI speech technology to transcribe any conversation. Cabolo is a brand new addition to Lexacom’s voice-to-text portfolio. It is a unique solution that records and transcribes any conversation with complete security, using the latest AI speech recognition technology. Delivered as a small, portable, standalone unit, … Read more
Michael Frape The Law of Unintended Consequences and the Rule of Law When the UK voted for Brexit in June 2016, the process of exiting the EU was always going to be more complicated despite what the Brexiteers had promised. More pointedly, there was always going to be unintended and potentially unwelcome consequences of disentangling ourselves … Read more
President’s Bulletin 29th July 2020 Hello, I hope that you are all well and keeping safe. We seem to be edging slowly towards life returning to normal but with the working world changing to such extent it seems that working life will never quite be the same again. Many legal practitioners I know are working from … Read more
Kirsten Bridgewater Kind-hearted law firm donates to Kidderminster’s KEMP Hospice A generous Wyre Forest law firm has donated £1,000 to a Kidderminster hospice to help the charity cope with the Covid-19 crisis. Staff from Birmingham Road-based mfg Solicitors have donated the money to KEMP Hospice’s Resilience Fund Appeal as the charity focuses on different fundraising methods … Read more
Since the beginning of 2020, we have increased the numbers on our committee with roles such as sponsorship officer, charity officer and LPC and CILEx representatives being added. The committee have also chosen Lighthouse as the charity we will be supporting and fundraising for this year. Lighthouse provides emotional support to women, young people and children … Read more