2485th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers,
Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights &
Social Justice issues.
Today's Video Focus: Solicitors, find out more about how you can reflect on your practice and identify your learning and development needs.
Focus of the Day Article:
The Law Society has called for the criminal standard of proof to be kept
for solicitors facing disciplinary action, placing it at loggerheads
with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
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