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Congratulations to the Vice President of Northamptonshire Law Society Congratulations to the Vice President Jabeer Miah, the current Vice President of Northamptonshire Law Society and his wife Koli , welcomed the arrival of baby Adeel (which means one who acts with justice) on 27/11/2020 @ 18.42pm, weighing in at 3.020kg. The proud father said it was … Read more
Chancery LaneMarch 2021CM Brief As Law Society Council Constituency Member for Suffolk and North Essex I represent SNELS members nationally both on TLS Council, the Conveyancing and Land Law Committee (CLLC) and on the Property Section (PS) Executive Committee. The Law Society : SNELS : Council Member report CM Activity TLS CLLC : 12th January … Read more
It is fascinating that there are estimated to be 30 million dead users on Facebook. Facebook offers a service enabling relatives to convert the page into a memorial page or marked for deletion – but very few of those left behind take up either option. Even fewer will seek to remedy the situation on Twitter; they … Read more
COMMITTEE UPDATE As a committee, we continue to build relationships with local universities and firms by striving to involve junior and trainee lawyers in our events. The committee has continued to keep in touch in the virtual world that drastically evolved as we were all told to ‘stay home’ during the pandemic. This has meant that … Read more
The requirement for businesses to publish gender pay gap reports was cancelled in 2020 as a result of Covid-19. Gender pay reporting is, however, back on the agenda for 2021. Amy Anderson : Gender pay gap reporting There has been a lot of commentary over the last nine months about the impact of Covid-19, and particularly … Read more
It has been a difficult and busy year in this field, with all education institutions looking to alternative methods to ensure that curriculum needs are fulfilled. In particular, there have been developments in the provision of undergraduate law degrees by the University of Suffolk (to be celebrated) and separately the SRA bringing forward the Solicitors Qualifying … Read more
The Partners at Shepherd & Co. Solicitors extend their warm congratulations to Prince Sadiq Chaudhury on his qualification as a Solicitor. Jabeer Miah the Training Principal would like to express his pleasure in training Prince and assisting him in achieving his childhood dream. Warm Welcome : Prince Sadiq Chaudhury Prince had a career change returning to University as a … Read more
Usually in my report this time of year I would be giving you a debrief of the annual Essex Law Lecture, but unfortunately for the second year running it has not been possible to organise. Hopefully this will be back next year. We have however been able to tweet about various live seminars/webinars that have been … Read more
Local ‘singing solicitor’ takes to the airwaves to raise money for Northamptonshire cancer charity. Kevin Rogers, Chairman and Partner at Wilson Browne Solicitors has teamed-up with John Griff (of JG Media Services, and a name familiar to many in the region) to raise money for The Lewis Foundation, a cancer support charity – which is run … Read more
By Stuart Whaley, Director, INDEX East Anglia At Index, we understand that legal professionals need quick and consistent access to a whole range of tools to support them in providing an excellent service to their clients, whilst following compliance protocols. Property searches are at the core of what we do, but it is the added benefits … Read more