News & Events

Listed below are the national news items and national events.

• Tribute to Jo Cox MP

  Publish date: 28/06/2016

  LLG wish to express its shock and sadness at the horrific events leading to the death of Jo Cox MP last Thursday. Thoughts are with her family, friends, colleagues and the people of West Yorkshire.

• SRA delay Solicitors Qualifying Exam after negative responses to consultation

  Publish date: 02/06/2016

  The SRA have delayed the SQE implementation following 100 wholly negative responses to their consultation.

• Mo Defence Scheme - Weightmans Press Release

  Publish date: 09/05/2016

  Weightmans go to press following launch of LLG's Member Defence Scheme

• LLG Launch Monitoring Officer Defence Scheme

  Publish date: 26/04/2016

  LLG are delighted to announce the launch of a Monitoring Officer Defence Scheme in partnership with Weightmans Solicitors. The new full member benefit will apply to Monitoring Officers or their Deputies when acting in that capacity and is designed to provide advice and assistance with issues relating to the statutory role. The offer includes a telephone advice line, a conference facility and preferential terms in tribunal proceedings. For full terms and conditions go the LLG Membership in the documents library and click on Monitoring Officer Defence Scheme Terms and Conditions.

• LLG feed into SOLACE Guidance on the EU Referendum

  Publish date: 14/04/2016

  The detailed paper including questions and answers provides guidance on the statutory rules regulating publicity produced at any time by the council or by other persons with the council’s assistance; the tighter rules on council publicity produced by the council in the run up to polling day for the EU referendum; and the areas of the council’s operations which are affected by the referendum process.

• LLG Competency Framework Documents now available

  Publish date: 11/04/2016

  The LLG Competency Framework which includes the SRA obligations is now available within the Document Library. Just click on 'documents' in the top tab from the home page and in categories marked 'filter by category' click on Learning and Development. All documents are available including the Statement of Legal Knowledge and Templates to record your learning and development including examples to start you off. The Presentation on the Competency Framework will be available on Local Government Law TV later this week and will include all detailed slides.

• Leading Counsel Advice on the Professional and Legal Ability of Authorities

  Publish date: 29/02/2016

• SRA Qualifies Further Rule 4 Interpretation

  Publish date: 20/01/2016

  Crispin Passmore highlights examples for Rule 4 interpretation at the LLG London Branch Meeting

• Fancy some free on-line training?

  Publish date: 07/01/2016

  LLG are about to launch a free trial period of on line training for LLG members. This is coming really soon so watch this space for more details about launch dates, programme menus and terms and conditions. More information will be posted next week.

• Photographs from the Awards Night 2015

  Publish date: 05/01/2016

  Glam shots from the night. See how many people you recognise!