A webinar is being held to explain the new continuing professional development (CPD) requirements. More than 300 people have already registered for the Solicitors Regulation Authority webinar, and places are still available. The hosts are Richard Williams, senior policy executive in education and training, and Mary Costello, education researcher. The current requirement for individual solicitors to undertake 16 hours of CPD activity will change from 1 November 2016. The hour-long webinar takes place on 16 October 2014 from 12.30-1.30 pm.
16 October 2014
End of CPD
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist
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Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire
NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker
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