Fee paid judge applications The vacancies are for civil and employment practitioners and it is a new process for First Tier Tribunal Judge and Deputy District appointments as well. The Judicial Appointments…
Guidance to the judiciary on remote working in Civil and Family Message for Circuit and District Judges sitting in Civil and Family from the Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls and President of the Family Division (9 April)…
Emergency Advice Fund Appeal LEGAL ADVICE SECTOR IS CLOSE TO BREAKING POINT WARNS FUNDERS Emergency Advice Appeal launched to raise crucial funds for social welfare law charities (7 April) The COVID-19 pandemic…
Samaritans – help for the legal profession A message to the legal profession from the local Merseyside Branch of Samaritans (4 April 2020) It's hard to believe that only 3 weeks ago I was invited…
Public Affairs Update from The Law Society (6 April) Parliamentary Report from The Law Society While Parliament is in recess, I thought it would be useful to run through some of our work this week advocating on…
Private Client update regarding Covid -19 The information below was circulated on 3 April 2020 by The Law Society’s Private Client Section and our Non-Contentious Business Committee Chair Naomi Pinder thought it would be…
New Covid-19 police interview protocol (3 April) A new Covid-19 interview protocol has been agreed between the National Police Chiefs Council, Law Society, CPS, CLSA & LCCSA. The Law Society have worked with the Crown…
Update on civil work in the Merseyside and Cheshire courts for local practitioners and court users (2 April 2020) Judges, court staff and civil practitioners are working in unprecedented times. It would have been unimaginable 10 years ago that civil justice in any form could continue in…
Litigation lawyers – Extensions of time for compliance with court directions The new Practice Direction has been implemented from today in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on litigation. CPR 3.8(4), in relation to extensions of…
Personal Injury lawyers: COVID19 – APIL and FOIL Best Practice information (31 March 2020) COVID19 – APIL and FOIL Best Practice For Mutual Co-Operation APIL and FOIL have set up a working party to discuss various aspects of our members’ work, which…
