News Archive
| The Sole Practitioners Group is partnering with Legalex 2018 9 February, 2018 The Sole Practitioners Group has again joined forces with Legalex 2018 as an official partner for the event’s highly anticipated return on March 21st and 22nd at ExCeL in London. Legalex 2018 is returning to ExCeL London on March 21st and 22nd the is set to be bigger and more relevant than ever… |
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Latest Council Members Update 15 August, 2016 You can now read the latest report from your SPG Law Society Council Members, bringing you up-to-date with what is happening. Please click here. |
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Response to the SRA Consultation : A Question of Trust 29th January 2016 12 August, 2016 SPG responded to the SRA Consultation ‘A Question of Trust’ on 29th January 2o16. You can read the response here. SRA Consultation A Question of Trust Final 29.01.16 |
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Response to the SRA Consultation : Assessing Competence 4th March 2016 12 August, 2016 SPG responded to the SRA Consultation : Assessing Competence on 4th March 2016. You can read the consultation response here. SRA Consultation Training for Tomorrow (2) |
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Enterprise PI – are you affected? 5 August, 2016 For those who may be affected, we have some guidance from Richard Brown at Millers Insurance: You may have become aware that Enterprise Insurance Company Plc have entered administration and are being managed by a Provisional Liquidator. Enterprise have provided Solicitor’s Professional Indemnity… |
| New President of the Law Society welcomed by SPG Chair 19 July, 2016 SPG have issued the following Press Release as regards the Chair of SPG’s welcome to new Law Society President, Robert Bourns. Press-Release-SPG-Welcomes-new-Law-Soc-President-19.07.16 On Thursday 14 July 2016 Robert Bourns took up his new post as the 172nd President of the Law Society. … |
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| Post-Brexit Pension Valuations and Annuities 14 July, 2016 From both the perspective of the family lawyer and as individuals with an investment in a personal pension or annuity, the issue of pension/annuity valuations post-Referendum and whether these need to be revised or updated with new assumptions and values, will be of interest to us all. Please … |
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| SPG Brexit Press Release 27 June, 2016 SPG have issued the following Press Release as regards the Brexit vote to leave the EU. 27.06.16 (2) Rest assured that the SPG is working hard on this complex issue and we will have expert commentary and debate on the topic at our Annual SPG Conference which is going to be held in Prague on 25th… |
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| Crime News : 30 June Deadline to accept contract extension 22 June, 2016 All providers holding a Crime Contingency Contract have until 30 June 2016 to accept the Legal Aid Agency’s offer to extend their contract through to 31 March 2017. The current contingency contract is due to expire on 10 January 2017. Any providers who do not accept the extension will retain a… |
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| Law Society Governance Review – what do you think? 7 June, 2016 As you may be aware, a Governance Review is being undertaken by the Law Society and at the recent Council meeting on 18 May 2016 an independent report was placed before Council making a number of recommendations. Following consideration of that report, it was agreed that a Council working group… |