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Posted in August 2016

down hill

Number of Solicitors on the bench down by 56 »

On August 19th, 2016 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2016.

By Mondipa Fouzder >> Solicitors are still struggling to get on the bench, with numbers falling over the past year, according to the latest judicial diversity statistics. Figures published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary today show that solicitors accounted for 1,098 judges as at 1 April – compared with 1,154 last year. Nearly eight in 10 solicitors […]

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approved

Digital Signatures Get New Seal of Approval »

On August 19th, 2016 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2016.

By Michael Cross >> Statutory requirements for documents to be in writing and signed under hand can be satisfied through digital signatures, the Law Society says today in a practice note that should increase confidence in the use of e-signatures in day-to-day legal work. The note, developed by a joint working party of the company […]

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liability

SRA outlines key risks to Profession »

On August 15th, 2016 MTUK Solicitors wrote on the subject of 2016.

By John Hyde >> The Solicitors Regulation Authority has identified compromises to independence and integrity – particularly in the personal injury and corporate sectors – as a key that to the profession. In its latest Risk Outlook publication, the authority says solicitors acting without independence or integrity can damage public confidence in legal services and the […]

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