201412.25
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Legal aid update: Crime duty contracts – tender process suspended

Crime duty contracts: tender process suspended Following an application for interim relief by the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA) and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA), the legal aid crime duty contracts tender process will be suspended until the result of the judicial reviews by CLSA, LCCSA and the Law Society in January 2015. Law…

201412.20
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Legal Intern Position

Are you a law graduate/studying law? You can apply to volunteer for our Rights & Justice Centre, in London. We’re also looking for people with a graduate diploma in law, and newly qualified lawyers. We also welcome applications from people with substantive experience in the legal profession. Volunteers assist the Rights and Justice team with…

201412.17
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00956: Fee-paid Appointed Persons, Appeal Tribunal, Trade Marks 00957: Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Registered & Unregistered Design

The following exercise is now open for application: Number of vacancies: Up to six (up to three for Trade Marks and up to three for Registered and Unregistered Design) Location: Hearings usually take place in London but appointed persons can be asked to sit elsewhere in the UK. Closing date: noon on 15 January 2015…

201412.16
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Panel of Counsel – Applications Invited

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is now accepting applications for appointment to our new panel of counsel.  Further information can be found on our website. To request an application pack, counsel should email tenders@equalityhumanrights.comquoting reference EHRC033-1415 in the subject line (for the England and Wales pack) orEHRC033S-1415 (for the Scotland pack). Please note the deadline…

201412.05
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Professional Update

SDLT – major changes for residential property The calculation of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for residential properties will be changing from today, 4 December. The structure, rates and thresholds are being changed. Read more Crime duty provider contract: Law Society response and seminar The Law Society has throughout this year raised very serious concerns…

201412.05
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Urgent Consideration of the Duty Contracts Tender Documentation

Statements and analysis Since the publication of the Duty Contracts tender documentation we have issued an initial response. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/moj-announcement-on-duty-crime-contracts/ Here is how it was covered in the Gazette. http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/moj-to-press-ahead-with-criminal-legal-aid-reforms/5045367.article We quickly followed this up with our analysis of the documentation to support our members’ consideration. http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/analysis-of-the-duty-crime-tender-documentation/ We sent this out as a Legal Aid Update…

201201.09
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Links Lawyer Scoops Diversity Gong

5 December 2011 | By Vanessa Wozniak Linklaters capital markets lawyer Paulette Mastin is a leading light in the field of law firm ­diversity, devoting much of her time to championing the work of black lawyers in the City. And her work has not gone unnoticed. Last month she was named Diversity Champion 2011 at…