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The Law Society has welcomed the revisions to the Ministry of Justice’s original Criminal Legal Aid proposals. However, it continues to have serious concerns around proposals for flat fees in magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court and a single national fixed fee for police station work.  The Society remains opposed to proposals to cut fees,

Manchester Law Society is pleased to announce that the Personal Injury Conference is also accredited by APIL. For full details, please visit the events section or simply click the link below. PI Conference 2013 Application Form

TeCSA & TECBAR are holding a joint evening conference to consider topical issues in construction law.  – Limitation in the context of Adjudication decisions – Procurement – recent developments – Application of the Consumer Contracts Cancellation Regulations to Construction Contracts – Fitness for Purpose – Cost Budgeting The conference will follow a format similar to

 As of Tuesday, firms that have failed to secure cover from their existing insurer, or any other underwriter, have entered the Extended Indemnity Period (EIP) – thirty days when cover is provided by their previous insurer and a time when they can try and secure insurance for the forthcoming year.  Beyond that you have a

 The Greater Manchester Steering Group on the proposals to transform legal aid have arranged a meeting to discuss and debate the new consultation which is due to close on 18th October 2013.  The meeting will take place on 8th October 2013 at 6pm at Friends Meeting House, Manchester.  The room can accommodate up to 300

Celebrating Wesleyan For Lawyers 6th Anniversary! Wesleyan for Lawyers has successfully reached its sixth year of providing specialised services for lawyers and law firms. To mark this occasion we are giving away a FREE £5 lunch voucher at PRET A MANGER, Spinningfields for the first 100 attendees that attend our anniversary event. Join them in Celebrating their success on

Is this your life ?! Many people love being a lawyer, and that’s great. However, for some it can be a struggle due to an impossible workload, bullying superiors, long hours or just uncertainty that this is how they want to spend their years. LawCare offers free and completely confidential support for those who are

The Portal Extension ‘Michael Hardacre of Pannone LLP gives an update on the portal extention which, from the end of July, includes RTA claims up to £25,000 and Employers’ Liability and Public Liability claims.’ To see more of the article please click here … Portal Extension