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24 January 2008
Issue: 7305 / Categories: Legal News , Legal services , Procedure & practice , Profession
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Legal Services

The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) should extend its telephone advice service, the Law Society says. The request follows a poll on complaints handling, conducted last autumn by the society, in which 79% of solicitors said they would find telephone advice on handling complaints useful. The society believes that a single helpline, which provides consistent advice to both complainants and solicitors, would increase early resolution of complaints and demonstrate impartiality. The LCS’s helpline, Lawyerline, is on 0870 606 2588.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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