The Law Society has been notified of an unsuccessful attempted cyberattack, using a sophisticated approach and mirroring a bank's valid fraud number. The attack followed the same approach as previous ...

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This course is suitable for solicitors, barristers, and trainees with an interest in in-house practice, and those employed in an in-house position in the public or private sector who wish to develop ...

The updated ADR Guide supports the Law Society’s policy to promote the greater use and acceptance of mediation as an alternative to the more protracted and costly court-based litigation. The ADR ...

The Law Society’s Conditions of Sale 2019 for conveyancers came into effect on 1 January 2019. They provide that title is now investigated before the contract is entered into. The conditions radically ...

There is a great deal to be gained from a variety of peer support structures that can help reduce professional loneliness and isolation. Professional loneliness, as a concept, may be unfamiliar, but ...

Article 5 of the Act prohibits certain types of AI systems. These are AI systems that pose an unacceptable level of risk to the health, safety and fundamental rights of individuals. This ban is a ...

The new Family Law Act changes more than just the minimum living-apart period. The Family Law Act 2019 was enacted on 25 October 2019 and is expected to be commenced very shortly. The act follows on ...

Much of the profession will already be aware that there will be new obligations on solicitors regarding legal costs when sections 149 to 161 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 are commenced.

As part of a statutory review of the effectiveness of the Decision Support Service (DSS) the legal profession has been invited to participate in a survey with a deadline of 6pm on Friday 14 February .

As we all no doubt recall from our ‘introduction to company law’ days, the principle of separate legal personality was established in the 1897 case of Salomon v Salomon. That is, the legal personality ...

Move more and sit less with these top tips for those working from home. More than half of those working from home as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions estimate that they are sitting down for an ...