Last month, the Law Society declared that the employment tribunal system is in urgent need of a complete overhaul. But can the complexity and cost of the current system be resolved? The Law Society’s new and ‘efficient’ employment tribunal structure proposes that all disputes would be dealt with in a ‘single jurisdiction’ consisting of four levels. Simple claims, … Continue reading
Des Hudson has been one of the enduring faces at the Law Society since he took up the role of chief executive in 2006. After almost eight years at the helm, he is set to retire and depart Chancery Lane. SJ’s editor at large, Kevin Poulter, met Hudson to discuss his time at the society … Continue reading
By the time you read this it will be a new year. Once again there will be new starts, new resolutions and new gym memberships. It’s time to wipe the slate clean and start over again (as I suspect the Law Society will want to do after the year it had) and to make a … Continue reading
Young Lawyer Reports Interview with President Young Lawyer Magazine quotes from Legal Cheek interview with Lucy Scott-Moncrieff and picks up on the alternative routes to qualification which may result from the Legal Education and Training Review. Continue reading
I’m pleased to report good news – of sorts – for me at least. Since my last missive and against the odds, a residence has been secured in the fine city of London. Not only a residence, but one which has space to swing at least one goldfish (Rufus) and store sufficient Henderson’s Relish to … Continue reading
Kevin Poulter 