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Occupational therapist James Wyatt, the founder of Northampton-based charity group Singing4Breathing (S4B) will be attending the Northamptonshire Law Society virtual awards on 11 |June this year as the representative of the ‘president’s good cause’. S4B organises choral groups throughout the county, but what makes the S4B choirs different from any other is the fact that each … Read more
With homeworking and video meetings suddenly becoming so prevalent this year there is talk that we have moved forward by 5 or even 10 years in digital transformation in the last 12 months. Have we also moved on 5 to 10 years in terms of workplace culture and trust? The new world of work…? How has … Read more
BOOK REVIEW Family Law Leaves The EU A Summary Guide for PractitionersBy Professor David Hodson OBE With specialist Public Child Law contribution by Maria Murphy ISBN 978 1 78473 475 6LEXISNEXIS/FAMILY LAWwww.lexisnexis.co.uk A WELCOME STATEMENT ON WHERE FAMILY LAW WILL STAND IN 2021 An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip … Read more
Landmark Academy: Helping you reach your Learning & Development goals An important aspect for any legal professional is maintaining their professional development and learning requirements. For property lawyers, conveyancers, legal executives and trainees in property, an online hub is available that provides free access to a wealth of resources. The Landmark Academy was launched in 2020 … Read more
Recent updates to the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions encourage the court to be astute in identifying potential flaws in expert opinion (CrimPD 19A.6). This seems a reasonable suggestion, but may be rather more difficult to implement. What do Counsel need to know in order to determine the admissibility of DNA findings? CrimPD 19A.5 suggests … Read more
Providing innovative products and expert searches for the ever-busy conveyancing sector X-Press Legal Services is a property search company that provides expert reports to solicitors and conveyancing professionals across the county. The company has been supporting the conveyancing sector throughout the past year, as the property market boom has seen increased demand and pressure across the … Read more
I recently came by a rare book, a first edition, which was a landmark in the history of property conveyancing. When I was an articled clerk (we weren’t called trainee solicitors), there were no efficient copying machines or computers. Title deeds (most land was unregistered) had to be copied by hand or typed on a sit … Read more
Recent AML audits by the SRA have once again highlighted the challenges of AML compliance for the conveyancing industry. As we know, conveyancing is one of the highest risk areas for AML so, if your practice hasn’t yet been audited by the SRA, the chances are that it will happen at some point in the future. … Read more
Legal Advice Clinic Quarterly Newsletter We Celebrated Our 3rd Year! During this quarter we celebrated our third anniversary as a Law Centre. Thank you to all of our staff, the board of trustees, volunteers, partners and friends who joined our virtual party. We are very proud of our achievements over these last 3 years particularly of … Read more
The global pandemic is changing the way people approach end-of-life planning and inspiring more people to write charitable gifts into their Will than ever before, but myths around how it works can impede that growth, according to the charity consortium, Remember A Charity. One in five people writing wills now include a charity Growth of gifts … Read more