On Monday 29 November 2021 the Family Public Law digital service will be mandated in your region.
This follows joint work carried between our Judicial Working Group, the President of the Family Division, Designated Family Judges, regional implementation teams, delivery directors, local authorities and associated legal professional firms.
The decision to mandate the service also follows in-depth discussions between HMCTS, the President of the Family Division (PFD), Association of Directors of Children’s Services and MoJ policy teams about mandating.
A son of Knowsley, Merseyside, a former lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester, a former Professor of the Law of England at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of All Souls College and a pre-eminent legal author, in June 2020, Lord Burrows became the first academic to be appointed directly to the Supreme Court Bench.
Under the Chairmanship of our new Vice-Chancellor, Fancourt J, the Manchester Business and Property Courts Forum is delighted to welcome Lord Burrows back to the North West of England to hear his unique reflections on the transition from his position as a world renowned legal academic to Justice of the Supreme Court.
This event will be held by Zoom on Thursday 25 November 2021 at 5 pm
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 2021 Time: 13:00 - 14:00
The last eighteen months have been a tumultuous time for law firms in the United Kingdom. In a profession that is typically office-based, firms had to adjust their standard operational practices and remote working became unavoidable. The regular business of running a law firm changed overnight.
Despite the considerable disruptions to standard law firm operations, many small UK law firms have made progress to overcome some obstacles. However, on the horizon, key issues remain that will need longer-term solutions for these firms to compete.
This free webinar will cover
Market insights for the small law firms in the UK and data from the recent Thomson Reuters 2021 Small & Medium Law Firm Market Report 2021;
Specific and ongoing challenges for small UK firms, including; client demand, risk, workflow, training, and staying current;
Real-world solutions to ongoing and future challenges faced by small firms;
Live product demonstrations to address small law challenges; and,
Discussion and Q&A.
Click here to register todayand hear more about how small UK law firms can work faster, smarter and advise with confidence.
Legal professionals at high risk of burnout, 69% have experienced mental ill-health, 1 in 5 bullied, harassed or discriminated against at work
Legal mental health charity LawCare has released the findings of its research study Life in the Law. The research into wellbeing in the profession captured data between October 2020 and January 2021 from over 1,700 professionals in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man. The aim of the research was to take a snapshot of mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession to help inform future steps the profession must collectively take to improve wellbeing in the sector.
The study questioned legal professionals on a range of areas, including work intensity (workload and working hours), and used three recognised academic scales for burnout (disengagement and exhaustion), autonomy (ability to control what, where, how, and with whom, work is done), and psychological safety (ability to speak up with ideas and questions, raise concerns or admit mistakes).
For more information and to read the full report click here.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks are now a key consideration for investment decisions and an essential part of due-diligence activity across a number of types of transaction. For legal professionals however there is so much information to consider, analyse and unpack across a wide range of potentially relevant issues.
You need to quickly understand key ESG issues, interpret them for clients, decide on next steps, and provide a list of questions to source greater insights on risk and opportunities.
To support legal professionals, SearchFlow has launched a new Environmental, Social and Governance due diligence report service, to support with the accurate assessment of ESG risk, as part of M&A and investment deals.
As an extension of its due diligence search and data portfolio, SearchFlow is now am authorised provider of the RiskHorizon ESG Screen report from Landmark Information Group.
The RiskHorizon ESG Screen is an intuitive screening tool that assesses a wide range of global ESG factors from multiple sources. It provides meaningful insights to help lawyers carry out an efficient due diligence process across a broad range of ESG key topics, as well as helping clients make informed decisions when buying or investing in a company or property assets.
ESG metrics represent the three core themes for measuring the sustainability and positive impact of an investment or business. The RiskHorizon ESG Screen report aggregates over 50 of the world’s most credible datasets so lawyers and clients can profile, evaluate and prioritise a broad spectrum of ESG risks with confidence.
Dr Thomas Quirke, Managing Director of SearchFlow said, “From a lawyer’s perspective, being able to support clients in making ethical and responsible investments is increasingly becoming a priority, particularly as evidence grows between the link to financial performance and positive ESG ratings. It provides a valuable measure of how future impacts of global change and government policy are addressed by any given company.
“RiskHorizon ESG Risk Screen simplifies ESG risk management by providing a single view of portfolios and their associated risks. It also includes due diligence recommendations and a checklist based on the essential questions and a consultant analysis.”
Did you miss the live stream? Want to see the reactions of the winners? Hear why the winners were chosen and the exciting work taking place in the Manchester Legal community?
You can watch the recording of the Manchester Legal Awards right here!
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