Today's rundown:
Lugano Convention
MoJ denies extended court hours following boycott pledge
Law Society Awards
LEAP and Law Society announce partnership
Lugano Convention
MSN UK examines in detail the importance of the Lugano Convention, which provides legal clarity and safeguarding across borders, making litigation more accessible between countries. The UK – a member before Brexit – has applied to rejoin the convention so far unsuccessfully.
It cites our statistics that legal services added nearly £60 billion to the UK economy in 2018, while in 2017 exports of legal services hit £5 billion.
MoJ denies extended court hours following boycott pledge
Australasian Lawyer reports the Ministry of Justice in the UK has shot down claims court hours would be extended amidst a pledge by nearly 400 lawyers to boycott sittings held after hours.
Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce said: "A move to extended hours is likely to impose additional costs on law firms, many of which are already suffering the financial burden of the pandemic, and the further negative impact on work/life balance could make it even more difficult for firms to recruit and retain staff."
Law Society Awards
Public Law Today reports that Leeds City Council and South Lakeland District Council have been shortlisted for our In-House Team of the Year award. They join the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Working Families on the shortlist.
Inside Croydon also highlights that South West London Law Centres has been shortlisted in our excellence in access to justice category.
The awards ceremony will take place virtually on 7 October.
Read the Law Society Awards 2021 shortlist in full
LEAP and Law Society announce partnership
Cloud-based case management software company LEAP and the Law Society have announced a strategic partnership for case management, accounting and other legal software.
Fiona O'Mahony, our head of partnerships, tells Legal Support Network: "We are delighted to welcome LEAP on board as a Strategic Partner of The Law Society. An established provider of legal software, LEAP offers a leading, cloud-based, case management and accounting software, and through customer-led development and innovation, provides software solutions to support and benefit small to mid-sized law firms."
Also worth a read:
- Students nervously await A-level and BTec exam results – BBC
- Claimsmiths controversially launches A-level results appeals service – Gazette
- Virginia Giuffre sues Prince Andrew in New York – Guardian
- Dido Harding will leave role as chair of NHS Improvement in October – FT (£)
- Govt's must produce climate change roadmaps, says Vallance – Times (£)