Sentences with phrase «solicitors practice issues»

Joanna is an executive member of the National Real Estate section of the Canadian Bar Association and an executive member of the Solicitors Practice Issues Committee.

Not exact matches

By this time Prys - Davies had a busy practice as a solicitor in Pontypridd and, as well as regular legal work, engaged in charitable work assisting and advising miners and their families on litigation issues.

In November last year the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued a consultation paper on the new forms of practice and regulation which will flow from the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA 2007).

In late December the Law Society of England & Wales issued a practice note setting out a number of guidelines for solicitors concerning social media.

Adam Makepeace, practice manager at criminal law firm Tuckers Solicitors, said: «At a time when the issue of miscarriages of justice is making front page headlines because of failures by the police and CPS to comply with their disclosure obligations, it is obvious to all how important it is that there is effective representation of defendants in criminal trials.

(1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part the Council may, if they think fit, make rules, with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls, for regulating in respect of any matter the professional practice, conduct and discipline of solicitors [and for empowering the Society to take such action as may be appropriate to enable the Society to ascertain whether or not the provisions of rules made, or of any code or guidance issued, by the Council are being complied with].»

Solicitors favour him as he is «technically excellent and has an excellent grasp of underlying legal issues and current judicial practice.»

In its response to the SRA's consultation on the issue, the society says best practice schemes should be run by solicitors themselves through their representative body or practitioner groups, which are better placed to market such services effectively.

Kerry joins from property law practice Ashley Wilson Solicitors, where she specialised in landlord and tenant issues, gaining experience at court and tribunal.

The Law Society's view (and one must be cautious here as the practice note advises that the solicitor takes independent legal advice — I would personally suggest that any solicitor grappling with this issue seeks an emergency declaration before the High Court) is that TA 2000, ss 19 and 21A do not override legal privilege.

Peter has been instructed as Expert Witness in various disputes involving professional negligence, quantity surveying practice, quantum evaluation, and the assessment of damage and regularly assists both Counsel and solicitors with complex quantum issues.

In - house solicitors and many solicitors in private practice are left aghast at the pedantic approach adopted by the SRA to regulatory issues all in the name of the public interest — but often in cases where the public would be astonished at the resources that have been devoted.

Whether volunteering for five hours or 500 hours, there are meaningful opportunities for litigators and solicitors, those new to the practice and those already retired to work on the issues they care deeply about.

However, it will certainly be a matter of good practice to continue to emphasise these issues to a client: this is an example where solicitors should be expected to attain high standards of advice despite an oversight from the battery of regulation.

It also says that solicitors were being told that conveyancing should not make up more than 30 % of their practice (hardly an issue for most solicitors at present).

A complex area requiring advice from specialist solicitors with an understanding and appreciation of sensitive issues, family law and practice involves divorce, separation, wills, children's rights and divorce settlements.