LANGLEYS ‘TAKES THE WHEEL’ AS CHAMPION OF DRIVING FOR BETTER BUSINESS

Langleys has been appointed a ‘Driving for Better Business’ Champion by leading forum RoadSafe. Jeremy Scott, partner at the firm will lead the initiative and has committed to promoting work-related road safety to businesses. Part of his role will be to endorse the key messages of the campaign at road safety briefings across the Yorkshire region.

ANOTHER PARTNER AT LANGLEYS ACHIEVES NOTARY STATUS

Peter Horner, Partner at Lincoln-based Langleys, has qualified as a Notary Public - the oldest branch of the legal profession. Notaries have a role quite distinct to that of a solicitor or barrister, and are a separate, independent, legal profession, under the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury (a role he has had since Henry VIII’s break with Rome in 1533. Prior to that, notaries were appointed by the Pope, but the work is not to do with church matters)

LORD JUSTICE JACKSON’S PROPOSAL FOR THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM – RADICAL REFORM

Until now, many solicitors have been able to offer a guarantee to those clients signing up to a 'no win, no fee' - conditional fee agreement that in the event that they win their case, they will retain 100% of their damages. This may not be the case for much longer.

PARTNER AT LANGLEYS RANKED TOP LEADER IN FIELD

Sally-Ann Robinson, Partner at Lincoln - based Langleys has moved up to band one in the Chambers UK listings of top ranked leaders in the field of clinical negligence.