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Many of you will be very sad to learn of the death over the weekend of His Honour Judge Rod Denyer QC. who was the Designated Civil Judge in Bristol...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/his-honour-judge-roderick-denyer-qc/
In these challenging times, it’s sad to learn that cyber criminals are only increasing their activity as they look to capitalise on the Covid-19 crisis. With the NCSC (National Cyber...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/helping-you-work-safely-during-covid-19-cyber-security-guidance-for-remote-working/
When you’re no longer seeing colleagues face to face on a daily basis, how can you make sure that their spirits aren’t suffering? As leaders, it is important to check...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/how-do-you-keep-morale-high-when-working-remotely/
If so you are not alone and you may have more options than you think. Few businesses have sufficient cash reserves to be able to survive an extended period during...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/are-you-facing-a-covid-19-cashflow-crisis-milsted-langdon-provides-some-guidance/
To help you understand some of the guidance that is available to you, please have a look at the dedicated Coronavirus: Help & Support section on the Lloyds Bank website,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/lloyds-bank-customer-business-advice/
Dear Court User Following on from the guidance given by the Lord Chief Justice and the President of the Family Division today the Judiciary and staff at Bristol are assessing...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-court-users-update-19-3-20/
Hays have prepared some guides to help candidates and clients prepare for and run on-line interviews as there are no face to face interviews at the moment. Candidate video interview...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/advice-on-on-line-recruitment-interviews/
Probate professionals have a number of important obligations to fulfil whether they are acting as an executor or are assisting the personal representatives. One vital aspect is to identify any...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/reconnecting-assets-with-their-rightful-owners-landmark-legal/
Please find attached the list of issues as of 20/3/20 that are being raised with the LAA via our local Law Society Representative and Co-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/list-of-issues-being-raised-with-the-laa-for-crime-practitioners/
The COVID-19 situation is an enormously worrying time for everyone. We understand that law firms and solicitors face uncertainty and difficult business conditions. These are exceptional circumstances and we are...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/sra-covid-19-updates/
Providers are still required to provide advice and assistance to clients in custody suites. Depending on local practices and their own health concerns, you may not be able to physically...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/claiming-police-station-attendance-fee/
27032020_Protocol for CTL cases_FINAL Annex A- CTL Application – Adjournment of Trial Due to Coronavirus Crisis (3) This website will not support word but the final document is available in...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/coronavirus-crisis-protocol-for-the-effective-handling-of-custody-time-limit-cases-in-the-magistrates-and-the-crown-court/
Due to Bristol Crown Court having only a skeleton level of staff working from the building it is not possible to deal swiftly with the present volume of non-urgent communications...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/contacting-bristol-crown-court/
Covid-19 has brought about a seismic change in the way that our businesses operate. Remote working and increased activity on customer-facing networks and online services are now the norm. Yet...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-human-factor-how-your-people-can-help-to-protect-your-organisation-from-cyber-threats/
Bristol Law Centre is currently continuing with its pro-bono clinics in Family, Civil Litigation and Employment. We are particularly inundated with Family enquiries which we are currently unable to manage...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/update-from-bristol-law-centre-re-its-pro-bono-clinics-and-volunteering/
Ensuring law firms and practitioners maintain business continuity and cashflow The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is posing significant challenges for solicitors, firms and clients. The Law Society has produced a toolkit...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-law-society-business-continutity-toolkit-for-firms/
A guide for Practice Managers tasked with pulling together a short-list By Brian Welsh, CEO at Insight Legal If you’re reading this then you won’t need telling about the winds...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/how-to-find-the-best-it-suppliers-for-your-next-generation-software/
By Brian Welsh, CEO at Insight Legal Some legal software suppliers are backed by finance supplied by venture capitalists. VCs provide investment in the expectation of a handsome return; they...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/why-should-a-customer-care-if-a-software-supplier-is-independent-or-not/
By Tim Smith, Chief Technical Officer at Insight Legal Software. Today, Law Firms, like other businesses are facing an unprecedented situation. COVID-19 has meant we are having to make dramatic...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/in-challenging-times-should-you-move-to-the-cloud/
The Solicitors’ Charity has developed a unique COVID-19 Personal Hardship Fund to support solicitors who find themselves in personal hardship caused by the pandemic. The charity has committed to initial...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/covid-19-personal-hardship-fund-for-solicitors-sba/
Please find below a link to the new tech hub offering a range of support including the use of web based comms applications; How to prevent fraud and scams and...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/tls-webpage-on-cyber-security-fraud-prevention-and-law-tech/
by Yarman Vachha, Leon Sacks and Chris Bull, Edge International Read the full article here It hasn’t taken long for the statement that we live in unprecedented times to become...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/law-firm-resilience-in-a-crisis-part-one-financial-resilience/
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https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/are-your-incident-management-plans-fit-for-purpose-in-the-new-normal/
Forensic Partner Roger Isaacs considers how divorce lawyers should deal with the valuation of family businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many of those businesses have effectively been “mothballed”. He...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/advice-for-family-lawyers-on-now-to-deal-with-valuation-of-family-businesses-which-may-have-been-mothballed-due-to-virus/
Hays Thrive Our recently launched Hays Thrive is, in essence, a free LMS (learning management system) with free content. Click here to find out more about this free online training...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/hays-thrive-free-lms-and-inspire-me-remotely-with-content-for-employers-and-employees-during-covid-19/
Bristol Law Society Official Response to Rapid Consultation on Remote Hearings in Family Proceedings
BLS has submitted the following document on Remote Hearings in Family Proceedings having taken soundings from local family law members: Official Response to Rapid Consultation – 28.4.2020
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-law-society-official-response-to-rapid-consultation-on-remote-hearings-in-family-proceedings/
Ben Holt, President, hosted a very useful and well attended meeting organised by BLS with HHJJ Cotter, Russen and Matthews for local litigators earlier this month ago to encourage a...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/notes-from-meeting-of-hhjs-cotter-russen-and-matthews-with-local-litigators/
We are now a month into lockdown and after the initial focus by firms on re-adjusting to the whole workforce remote working, the focus is firmly back on business and...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/ben-holt-bls-president-legal-life-may-update/
BLS is delighted to announce our new supporter relationship with Insight Legal Software. Insight Legal provide award winning software for solicitors. This case study gives an insight into their services...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/abrahams-dresden-streamlines-legal-accounts-management-with-insight-legal-software-support/
All solicitors and registered European lawyers (RELs) must comply with The Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) CPD or continuing competence requirements. Landmark Information Group can help. They have developed a refreshed,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/landmark-academy-keeping-training-and-development-on-the-agenda/
It is well known that long term exposure to high levels of air pollution can result in lung and heart damage. A number of studies in Europe have shown that...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/has-being-exposed-to-air-pollution-increased-our-risk-to-coronavirus/
This protocol applies to cases listed in the County Court at Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Bath, Bodmin, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Newport (Isle of Wight), Plymouth, Portsmouth, Salisbury, Southampton, Swindon, Taunton,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/protocol-to-apply-to-fast-track-and-multi-track-cases-listed-in-the-west-and-south-west-from-1st-june-1st-october-2020/
By Simon Rowe. Simon has been a Partner at Milsted Langdon since 2008 and the breadth and depth of his expertise covers many areas, from insolvency and business recovery. One...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/the-return-to-normality-lockdown-is-easy-the-recovery-is-harder/
SRA Covid-19 cyber security warning Are your incident management plans fit for purpose in the new normal? In this presentation Warner McCall Resilience consider the latest SRA cyber security advice,...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/sra-covid-19-cyber-security-warning-are-your-incident-management-plans-fit-for-purpose-in-the-new-normal/
We’re halfway through 2020 and what a year it has been so far. It’s fair to say it’s not necessarily the year we had all planned for when considering our...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/2020-conveyancing-adapting-to-the-new-normal/
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https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/insight-legal-case-study-stanmore-law-practice/
Please find below letter and accompanying risk assessments for the Bristol CFJC from HMCTS: hmcts-local assessment enquiry-template v3 Bristol CFJC HMCTS Risk Assessment Tool_ hmcts-organisational-risk-assessment-covid-19
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/bristol-cfjc-hmcts-risk-assessments-for-court-users/
Please see link to the updated practice note on supervision To access this you will be required to register for free on TLS website.
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/law-society-practice-note-on-supervision/
Reduction in the cost of accreditations CQS members and Lexcel for the most recent renewal will be able to access a refund of 75% and for new application these will...
https://www.bristollawsociety.com/news/law-society-reductions-on-cost-of-accreditations/
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