The first body specifically for outdoor clerks is being set up. The Outdoor Clerks Association aims to increase the profile of its members and improve training. “Outdoor clerks do what is often a very important and responsible job without a great deal of notice being taken of them,” association member Martin Osment says. “Training and experience are both essential if clients are to be properly represented.”
Care centres meet with approval
Family lawyers have welcomed the opening of nine new care and family hearing centres. Eileen Pembridge, chair of the Law Society’s family law committee, says waiting times have been growing and travelling has proved a problem in some areas. The Lord Chancellor’s Department decided to increase the number of nominated County Courts after a review […]