Use your LPA with the New OPG On Line Tool An update from the chair of our Non-Contentious Business Committee, Naomi Pinder: Once an LPA has been registered, it can be used as appropriate and attorneys need to…
Infectious disease experts looking to the local law community to help prevent future pandemics The first of its kind in the world, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been instrumental in positioning the City of Liverpool and the North West of…
QC Honorary Silk Announcement Below is a message from the Law Society President Simon Davis, 1 July 2020: Dear Colleague The Ministry of Justice has launched the 2020/21 round of Queen’s Counsel…
Participants sought for Law Society BAME research project The Law Society of England and Wales invites black and ethnic minority solicitors to take part in its research project. The aim is to better understand the experiences,…
Will Aid seeks supporters for 2020 campaign Will Aid needs you! Will Aid is a national will-writing campaign that takes place every November. The scheme was designed to reinforce the need for a will while…
Black Lives Matter statement Liverpool Law Society echoes the statement made by the office holders of the Law Society on 4 June 2020 which said ‘Racism has no place in our society’…
HMCTS braced for probate surge The Government has pulled in extra staff to deal with a surge in probate requests as applicants brace themselves for ‘some volatility’ in waiting times. HM Courts &…
Liverpool Family Court update for professional court users FHDRA Reforms The Joint Publication by the President of the Family Division and CAFCASS in relation to suggested ways of managing private law work during the Covid 19…
CVP Demonstrations for Professional Users of Employment Tribunals The Employment Tribunals are now using the HMCTS bespoke cloud video platform (“CVP”) for video hearings, in preference to Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams. CVP is intended…
Probate FAQs for professional users On 10 June, HMCTS issued a document regarding probate matters. It contains information on Online application queries Paper application queries General queries IHT queries The process explained Signature…
