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The OPG would like to know the extent to which members are experiencing problems with banks and financial institutions accepting instructions from attorneys on receipt of a photocopy or certified copy of a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).

Surrey Law Society has received an enquiry from a year 12 student from Rosebery Sixth Form. They received nine 9s in their GCSEs, and is predicted 3 A*s in their A-Level subjects which include English Literature, Spanish and Psychology.

Surrey Law Society has received an enquiry from a year 12 student from St Bede’s school, Redhill, Surrey. They are currently studying Politics, History and Biology, have a keen love for modern politics and international affairs and would like to explore the possibility of any work experience within one of our member firms. They are available to carry this out for 5 days from 12th – 16th June.

An Update from The Law Society’s Money Laundering Taskforce Chair, Amy Bell   The Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force: what we do, why it matters, how we can help each other. In September, I returned to the chair of the Money Laundering Task Force after 4 years, when my colleague Amasis Saba held the

If you are aware of any practical mobility issues that lawyers from your firm are facing when travelling to France, which they would like the Ministry of Justice to raise with the French Government, please encourage them to get in touch with The Law Society this week. 

What is Vicarious Trauma? How do you manage it? This factsheet will have all the information you need to know about Vicarious Trauma. Some lawyers work with vulnerable or traumatised clients and this will often involve hearing or reading an account from a client about something bad happening in their life. The gravity of the