Sentences with phrase «reducing claims against lawyers»

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Charged If a criminal charge has been claimed against a person, it is important to discuss with an experienced criminal defense lawyer like Thomas Gallagher, what the possible consequences could be, the defense goal for outcome, and to determine strategies to avoid or reduce those consequences, and achieve that outcome.

Following this basic advice will surely reduce the risk that family law clients will make complaints to the law society or file claims against their lawyers.

The Law Society issued proceedings in the High Court this week against the MoJ's decision to slash payment for defence lawyers — it confirmed in October 2017 that it would reduce the maximum number of pages of prosecution evidence that lawyers can claim for from 10,000 to 6,000.

Building a culture of wellness and self - care throughout the legal profession is key to enhancing the public profile of the profession, to drawing and retaining new talent into the profession, thereby supporting access to justice efforts and to reducing risk of malpractice, competence and quality of service claims against lawyers.