Sentences with phrase «meetings as your solicitor»

You won't need to travel for meetings as your solicitor can travel to you, and will conduct the majority of your case via your preferred method of communication.

Not exact matches

YAC's solicitors told the Supreme Court of Western Australia on the 21 January that it would not continue with its intention to hold a General Meeting of Electors on 1 February following a challenge by WMYAC as to the validity of the mMeeting of Electors on 1 February following a challenge by WMYAC as to the validity of the meetingmeeting.

The town is suddenly beset by strange, suspicious deaths — first an amateur actor and solicitor (David Threlfall) and his irritating mistress (Lucy Punch), then a local refrigerator magnate (Ron Cook), then the editor of the local error - plagued newspaper (Adam Buxton) all meet gory ends that the Sandford police force seem to regard only as vicious accidents.

When you pick up the phone to clients or initially meet them and you no longer introduce yourself as a trainee solicitor, they may not know that you're new into your role — so don't be afraid to tell them!

After an extensive selection process, a range of in - depth demonstrations and a number of meetings, Legend Solicitors saw Eclipse's Proclaim Case Management system as the best on the market.

This article followed a press release from the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers responding to a shocking disclosure that Chief Justice Jean Toal has «met with an «informal working group» of several solicitors and two lawmakers who once worked as prosecutors, Rep. Tommy Pope of Union and Sen. Greg Hembree of North Myrtle Beach, to come up with a new plan» for managing General Sessions Court dockets.

Commercial awareness is therefore a prerequisite for students, because lawyers in all sectors of the legal profession need to be commercial in their outlook and more skilled than ever before, in order to meet the requirements of modern legal practice and a smooth integration into life as a trainee solicitor.

The claimant, Property Alliance Group (PAG), challenged RBS's claim to privilege over these documents, contending that the role of RBS's solicitors was not confined to the provision of legal advice but extended to the performance of administrative functions (for example, acting as the secretariat for the ESG and attending its meetings) for which privilege could not be claimed.

As regards knowledge and approval, the burden was on D to prove that Mrs Scammell knew and approved the 2003 will due to the suspicious circumstances of its creation; D wrote out the terms of the will, was at the meeting with the solicitor, and paid the solicitor's bill.

The employees were then seen individually by solicitors; at these meetings, it was checked that they had seen the presentation but then pointed out (as had been made clear in the presentation) that the solicitor could not advise whether they had had a good equal pay claim or if so how much it was worth (in other words, whether it was a «good deal»).

Francis George, solicitor - advocate underwent rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order to secure CQS status, which marks the firm out as meeting high standards in the residential conveyancing process.

Despite this, the billable hours system continues to be used by the vast majority of large and medium firms in Australia, with some 86 % of solicitors in Queensland reporting that they have a billable hours target which they are required to meet as part of their job.

As a trainee solicitor, this is a relatively new area for me, so I ask the partner to clarify any points that were raised in the meeting that I was unsure of.

The Jackson reforms may have created tensions between solicitors and the expert witnesses they instruct, as solicitors come under pressure to meet tight timetables, but chartered building surveyor Rodd Appleyard told delegates at the Bond Solon expert witness conference: «When it comes to expert reports, experts are in charge.»

That amendment provides that a communication would be privileged in the same way as a communication that is subject to solicitor - client privilege and no person shall be required to disclose or give testimony on the communication in civil, criminal or administrative proceedings provided that the communication meets certain conditions.

In that case the client alleged that having lost all faith in his solicitors as a result of their conduct (particularly in a key meeting with the defendant and its lawyers), he settled his claim at 66 % of the total value, as opposed to the 75 % he would have settled for had he retained trust and confidence in his law firm.

The commissioner, Zahida Manzoor, says she is disappointed the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) failed to meet five of the 13 targets she set, particularly as most of those missed related to the quality of complaints handling.

While solicitors» firms welcome job applications from students across all universities, there are advantages to going to one of the bigger, prestigious law schools listed in the above rankings when it comes to job - hunting, as Jackie explains: «If you go to the bigger Russell Group universities, it is easier to meet representatives from global law firms at campus events — a commercial law firm might sponsor your Law Society Annual Ball or have a stand at a careers event.

If their lending criteria are met then they will release the funds direct to your solicitor to cover legal fees as they fall due.