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The Legal Services Board (LSB) publishes today its decision to change the Internal Governance Rules (IGRs) so that all new appointments to the role of chair in the largest regulatory bodies must be lay persons. The Legal Services Act 2007 placed the LSB under a duty to set rules to ensure the approved regulators carry

The Master of the Rolls the Right Honourable Lord Dyson is visiting the Civil Justice Centre on Friday the 28th February 2014 for the day. One of his requests, and he appreciates the short notice, is to meet with representatives from the legal profession from 14.00 hours in court room 45 on level 10.  The

Press Release – CJC Reception 16/04/2014 A Reception for more than 200 people, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster and the local specialist Chancery, Mercantile, and TCC judges, together with the Northern Chancery and Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Associations and also attended by the Judges in Charge of the Commercial and

  The Legal Services Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Wallace as its new Strategy Director. Caroline will leave her role as Inquiry Director at the Competition Commission, a position she has held since mid-2005 to join the LSB on 6 May 2014. Commenting on the appointment, Chris Kenny, LSB Chief Executive

          Issue Date: 13 February 2014 Financial difficulty leads to increased risks for clients A definite link between clients’ interests being put at risk and law firms struggling with their finances has been found in “Steering the Course”, new research by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The study looked at 76

Over the past 22 years of honouring women in the North West for the prestigious Inspiring Women Awards, we’ve found females who inspire others and are viewed as role models…now it’s time again to nominate remarkable women. But we need to know by 4th April 2014.. At the 2013 Awards, joint Community Award winners were

            GROUP SENIOR CLERK (CIVIL), MANCHESTER Excellent package including 6 weeks holiday, private healthcare, private pension and a substantial salary. St Johns Buildings is one of the fastest growing sets in the country with a high percentage of practitioners recommended in legal 500 and other directories across five Northern cities,

Dez Derry from MMA Digital reports in The Guardian ‘Is your website mobile friendly?’ and how it could be beneficial to your business! If your website is cluttered and slow it could be losing you customers. Opinion is divided on the subject of mobile phones. Many people find them helpful for staying in touch; others