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LAG: Getting up to speed on community care

06 June 2019
Categories: Legal News , Community care , Legal aid focus
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The Legal Action Group (LAG) will hold its annual community care conference on 4 July 2019, with only 100 tickets available

The all-day event will cover a range of topics, including case law round-up, the challenges of cuts to services, and the future of community care law. It will also offer masterclasses on areas such as welfare benefits, safeguarding, and working with children. Tickets and the full programme can be found here, with an early bird discount of £25 available for tickets purchased before 14 June.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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