Mental health and human rights solicitor, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society and will take up office in July
Mental health and human rights solicitor, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society and will take up office in July. She is the managing partner of Scott-Moncrieff Harbour and Sinclair, and also sits as a Mental Health Tribunal judge. In 2005, she won the Mental Health Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award. John Wotton, a consultant at Allen & Overy, will be the new vice president and Linda Lee, an in-house consultant for Actions against Medical Accidents, will be the new president.
Committee on super-Injunctions
The Master of the Rolls has set up a committee to examine the issues around injunctions that bind the press, including “super-injunctions”. This follows the recent report by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on press standards, privacy and libel and concerns expressed to the judiciary. The ten-strong committee includes plaintiff media lawyers and representatives of the press. It is due to meet for the first time on 4 May.
Damages-based agreements
New rules for employment cases carried out under damages-based agreements came into effect on 6 April. The Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010 prescribe requirements for agreements between clients and representatives, including regarding information that must be provided and the circumstances in which the client can seek a review.
Qualified transfer
The Legal Services Board has approved the new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) for introduction in September 2010. The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said the new regulations will apply to internationally qualified lawyers and lawyers qualified in the UK seeking admission as solicitors in England and Wales. Assessments will be available from January 2011. It will include a separate English language requirement for international applicants.
