The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is investigating whether greater use of technology and services such as mediation and conciliation could offer more effective routes to dispute resolution in order to avoid time in court.

The Law Society are putting together a response and are asking members for their input.

For more information on the consultation, and to find out how to submit your insights and examples click here. 

Read all the news from the Society, our partners and our members HERE
 

Places are still available at our very first post lockdown event is taking place at Mount Street Dining Room & Bar, at the newly refurbished Midland Hotel.

The menu and booking form are now available here.

The evening will include:-
A welcome drink
1/2 bottle of wine or soft drinks per person
Three course meal
Business card draw

Tickets will cost £40.00 + VAT (£48.00)

To secure your place please complete and return the booking form to enquiries@manchesterlawsociety.org.uk 

The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates adopted a practise of asking anyone who would engage with him a series of questions. He claimed he asked these questions because he was ignorant but it’s possible that he was driven by a love for information, curiosity, and wisdom.
 
It seems Britons have doubled down on that belief, but no longer need to find a public square in Athens, all they need is a digital device that they can speak or type into.
According to Google Trends, internet users in Britain have never asked Google more questions than they are asking right now. Those questions are no longer just ‘how’ but questions starting with ‘why’ and ‘what’ have seen a sharp increase.
 
Google have responded and encouraged this surge in curiosity by not only launching a substantial paid media campaign to inspire even more search. But by rolling out a significant page experience algorithm change. What is known as Core Web Vitals (CWV) are a set of real-world, user-centric metrics that quantify key data-led aspects of the experience a user gets when they visit a website. CWV measures dimensions of web usability such as load time, interactivity, and the stability of page content as it loads.
 
These changes could have a real impact on your website, and you should be prepared to make changes to ensure it performs at its best. If it is important to you that your website shows in Google’s search results. The three elements of CWV are: First Input Delay, Largest Contentful Paint and Cumulative Layout Shift. Your website needs to score above the seventy fifth percentile to ‘pass’ these metrics and if it doesn’t, other websites will almost certainly be given priority in Google’s search result.
 
So, how will you respond to not only the increased online questions but the changing digital framework. Are you ready to take advantage of the opportunities?
 
If you would like to read further have a look at our recent blog post.
 

50% OFF | Wednesday - Friday  | 10am-4pm

Ditch the meal deals this month and enjoy 50% OFF food for the whole of August! Must be booked online quoting reference FRIENDS50 in the booking comments. Offer ends 27th August. 

T&Cs: must be booked online, parties of 6 and under, valid against food only.