- Regulatory Conference - open for booking! - Family Practioners Update - Dates for the diary
- LexRex In Conversation with Chambers and Partners - Manchester Market Place 1st November
- The Messenger
- MLS Court Report Journal Issue 4
- How much time do you spend on Electronic bundles for UK courts?
Date: Wednesday 23 November 2022 Time: 09:00 - 16:00 Location:The Midland Hotel, 16 Peter St, Manchester M60 2DS Cost to attend: MLS Members £120.00 + VAT (£144.00)
Non-Members £160.00 + VAT (£192.00)
The MLS Regulatory Conference returns on 23 November. The day will be a mix of updates from SRA and LeO, advice on what to do when you receive the letter from the SRA, and the latest ways to keep ahead of the risks in cyber and technology.
We will also hear from Brabners LLP on how they have implemented their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies and encouraged this culture within the firm. They will explain the challenges they faced, share their successes, and demonstrate how this has had a positive impact on the firm.
The conference will feature with a panel session looking at risks from insurance, accounting and fining perspectives which will include a Q&A offering a chance for delegates to share the challenges they are facing and discuss potential solutions.
We will close the day with networking and refreshments where delegates can continue their discussions.
Please see the below update and reminders from HMCTS
Updated: From Tuesday 25 October 2022, we’re updating the Probate caveat application process (to challenge someone else’s probate application) to make it simpler and more consistent for all users. Probate practitioners and personal applicants can access the updated PA8A form to apply to stop an application for a grant of representation for up to 6 months and use the new PA8B form to apply for a caveat extension. All applications will need to be submitted to: HMCTS Probate, PO Box 12625, Harlow, CM20 9QE. Read guidance for more information on caveat applications.
Reminder: When using MyHMCTS to manage family public law cases, please remember to upload all documents relating to a case. Do not send them to judges or the Service Centre by email.
Reminder: When managing family public law cases you must submit additional applications on MyHMCTS. They’re sent to parties automatically and there’s no need to send them to Service Centres separately via email.
With the latest figures standing at over 10,000 individual UK solicitors and more than 5,000 law firm departments ranked each year – just what can firms do to ensure they stand out? And how is the market currently using the Chambers and Partners Guides?
Join LexRex Communications on Tuesday 8th November 1pm – 2pm for an exclusive online panel session with the editors of the Chambers and Partners UK Solicitor's Guide.
Chambers and Partners has been one of the leading sources of legal market intelligence for over 30 years. Their 85 experienced researchers annually rank law firms and solicitors in the UK, providing a wealth of localised knowledge and trusted market insight.
The session will focus on Chambers and Partners’ research methodology and approach to submissions; providing detailed insights on how law firms can create submissions that showcase their strengths and maximise their opportunities for listings and moving up in the rankings.
The session will also look at how directories being used as a point of reference for potential clients; and how firms can utilise their listings as an integral part of their broader growth and marketing strategy.
Get insights, hints and tips and a chance for live Q&A with the panel. Spaces are limited so click here to register your place.
Manchester Market Place is a mixed and informal networking event which is the first Tuesday of the month in different venues around the city.
Our next Market Place is to take place on Tuesday 1st November 12 – 2pm at Freight Island situated on Baring Street, Manchester, M1 2PY where we will have a reserved area to network, roller skate if you wish and mingle.
Come and join us for a welcome drink, nibbles, skating and lots of lovely conversation.
The cost to attend is £15 per person however if you introduce a new guest you will pay just £10.00. (please note as this event will be a sell out any no shows who did not cancel will be charged)
If you decide to skate you will be understandably asked to sign a disclaimer by the venue.
This is an mixed and informal group with everyone welcome, please email alison@byparallel.co.uk to book on and I look forward to welcoming you and hopefully doing business with you!!!
How does it work?
It is a simple process for our Document Production Service to produce your electronic court bundles.
Send all of the documents to be included in the bundle together with an index to show how you would like to order the contents.
We will return a single PDF document that follows all of the guidelines laid out by HMTCS.
Court bundles can often be a last-minute requirement. We can expedite the completion of these urgent jobs and often return the work within a few hours.
Why outsource your electronic court bundles to Document Direct?
Save time on what is a very detail-oriented task.
There are no software costs involved.
You do not need to learn how to use the software needed to convert and manipulate documents.
Relax knowing our team is paying attention to all the details needed to produce your electronic bundle exactly as required.
All electronic bundles will follow the HMTCS guidelines which include:
E-bundles must be provided in pdf format.
All pages in an e-bundle must be numbered.
A hyperlinked index and bookmarks which include a short description and page number.
All text must be subject to OCR (optical character recognition).
No page should appear upside down or sideways.
The default view for all pages should be 100%.
The resolution of the bundle should not be greater than 300 dpi. File size must be optimised.
Additions are to be made at the end of the bundle and paginated accordingly. Enquiries should be made to the court for their preference of how to manage additions.
More information from the Courts and Tribunal Judiciary can be found here.
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