CORNWALL LAW SOCIETY Newsletter

Winter

2016

Currentlytherearenocourseorseminardatestotellyouaboutforspring2017.However,arrangementsarebeingmadeforthefollowingtopicstobecoveredandmoreinformationwillfollowinthefirsthalfofJanuary2017.

• PropertyandCommercialupdate• EmergencyFirstAidatWork–1daycoursebyStJohnAmbulance• FireMarshalTraining–4hoursbyStJohnAmbulance

StJohn’sChambersofBristolarewillingtotraveltoCornwallagaininthespringtogiveapresentationonpropertylitigation(halfday)andaresuggestingdatesinthelatterhalfofApril.However,unlessIcanguaranteeaminimumof10delegates,itwillnotbefinanciallyviablefortheSocietytoarrangethisseminar.AsuggestionbyStJohn’sChambersisthattheseminarbeheldatavenueinTruro.IwouldliketohearfromanyonewhowouldbeinterestedinattendingthepropertylitigationseminarandwhetheryourpreferenceisthecurrentvenueofLanhydrockHotel,BodminoravenueinTruro.

Wednesday CLSMLRO/ComplianceGroupMeeting 25January20174.00-6.00pm Coodes,TruroFriday CornwallLawSocietyAnnualDinner 24February2017 HeadlandHotel,NewquayYouwillseefromtheabovethatnextyear’sAnnualDinnerisbeingheldatanewvenue.Theeventisundergoinga“revamp”anditishopedthatwiththenewvenueanddifferentformattopreviousyearsthatthiswillencouragemanyofyoutobuytickets.MorenewstofollowintheNewYear!

President’s Letter

Thank you to all of those who attended the AGM on the 25th November. I have received several messages of thanks from the guests who really enjoyed the Cornish hospitality. I have only been President for a few weeks and I have already undertaken my first official engagement. I had the honour of processing through Truro, with members of the legal community, to the Legal Service at the Cathedral on the 27th November. A special prayer was given for the newly qualified solicitors and it was great to see so many in the congregation. I would highly recommend attending this event if you have the opportunity. CLS has its traditions and I am hoping to keep the traditional values but bring a more modern feeling to the society. The annual dinner in February will be at a new venue and will be a celebration of the job we do and a chance to let your hair down! I hope that it will be a night to remember and a chance to show our younger members that being part of CLS is worthwhile and great fun. The society will not survive unless we can increase the number of younger members. I am looking forward to representing you, the members of CLS, in the coming year at various events and continuing the good work of Anthony Earl. I am sure that 2017 will have various challenges and uncertainties but as a profession this is something we are all familiar with. I am aware that you are now all very busy in the run up to Christmas but I hope you all have a relaxing holiday. From myself and the committee MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Lucy Theobald President, Cornwall Law Society

CLS – Compliance Group

Our Past President Tim Goldburn, started a CLS group some years ago to assist those of us who have the difficult roles of MLRO, COLP and COFA. We recognised that working our way through this can be a bit of a minefield, with little practical resource and advice available. We meet quarterly and have together tackled a number of issues that we would individually find difficult to sort out and have shared some of the many experiences/horror stories that we have had. I think it fair to say that this collaborative approach has helped us all enormously to get the right answers for our firms, and has given us greater confidence in dealing with these things knowing there are others that we can talk things through with. I am told that people actually enjoy coming. “This group is a valuable asset I recommend to all” (Thurstan Hoskin, Solicitor) Next Meeting: Coodes - Truro Office 4.00 pm- 6.00pm on Wednesday 25 January 2017

If you wish to attend the January meeting, then please register with our Administrator – margot.colgan@cornwalllawsociety.org.uk

JuniorLawyers’Division

CharlotteWardandBenCurnow’s3-yeartermontheCommitteeasjointchairsoftheJLDcametoanendattheSociety’sAGMlastmonth.ThenewjointchairsareSamanthaSharpofEarl&CrockerinLiskeardandElliottWoodofCornwallCouncilLegalServices,Truro.Bywayofintroduction,SamandElliotthaveprovidedalittlebitofinformationaboutthemselves.

Sam says… “I have worked for Earl & Crocker Solicitors since I was 16 years old. I started as the Office Junior whilst studying and qualifying as a Legal Secretary. Since then, I have worked up through the CILEX qualifications and I am now an Associate Legal Executive and I am sitting my Level 6 exams, specifically Land Law in January (wish me luck). I am now a fee earner within the Probate Department at Earl & Crocker which I absolutely love. I have been brought up in Liskeard and never left. I have a little girl who will be 2 years old in March so I can often be found various soft play centres going down slides and playing in ball pools (it’s a hard life being a mum!). In between working, studying and being a mum, I also am a member of St John Ambulance and run the Liskeard Badger Sett. Being part of the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) is about building a support network, learning new things and meeting new people. We are planning on running events this year to encourage all of these things as well as having fun! We will shortly be sending out information about the upcoming events but if you would like to join the JLD or would like more information please contact us on ewood@cornwall.gov.uk or Samantha@earlandcrocker.co.uk” Elliott says… “I am currently a Trainee Solicitor at Cornwall Council, having joined in October 2015. Prior to joining the Council, I studied Law at the University of Derby and completed my LPC at the University of Plymouth. Following this, I worked as a paralegal for a National Law firm in Plymouth specialising in commercial disputes. I am loving every second of my time working in Cornwall and really value the wide range of experiences I have been exposed to whilst training at a Local Authority. I currently live in Liskeard with my girlfriend, Helen, who is also a solicitor (the arguments are thankfully few and far between). We both enjoy exploring all the beautiful scenery that Cornwall has to offer and eating at nice restaurants (Tapendades in Liskeard is great by the way). I am also an avid football fan and being from the South West I obviously support…Manchester United! I am looking forward to working with everyone involved with Cornwall Law Society and especially look forward to working with Sam in taking the Junior Lawyers Division forward. I have previously been involved with the Plymouth Junior Lawyers Division and I am excited about the opportunity to meet junior lawyers and build a strong support network within Cornwall. I am confident that there is a lot of potential for networking and knowledge sharing within Cornwall and hopefully we can do what we can to unlock some of that and also have some fun along the way. We are planning on running a variety of events over the coming months! We will shortly be sending out information about the upcoming events but if you would like to join the JLD or would like more information please contact us on ewood@cornwall.gov.uk or Samantha@earlandcrocker.co.uk”

I’mstilllookingforlocumstoaddtomylist!

Ifyourfirmusesalocum,pleaseaskifheorshewouldliketobeincludedinmynewlist.Ifso,anemailtomewiththecontactdetailsandareasoflawcoveredwillbeagreatassistancetofellowmembersofCLS.

Manythanks!

Margot

December 2016 Contents News

• Events and training • Presidents and Secretaries Conference 2017 • My Law Society - there's still time to get involved • CLAF - we want your views • The Autumn Statement - the TLS response • We want your help with case studies • New Advocacy Training for Lawyers • Do you want to be the voice of your profession? -

Forthcoming Council elections • Brexit Update • Law Society campaigns against government

personal injury reforms • Be a Founding Signatory to the Law Society's Pro

Bono Charter!

Out and about in the South West

Practice notes

• Criminal prosecutions of victims of trafficking • Court duty scheme for private law family clients

Consultation responses

• Law Commission’s 13th programme of law reform • Law Commission supplementary consultation on

technical issues in charity law • Consultation on improving the use of planning

conditions • Consultation on planning appeals, costs and

standard daily amounts in Wales • Consultation on proposed changes to environmental

impact assessment • Transforming our justice system: assisted digital

strategy consultation • HM Treasury consultation on the transposition of the

Fourth Money Laundering Directive • MoJ consultation on the expedited immigration and

asylum appeals process

SRA Open Consultations

• A new route to qualification: the Solicitors Qualifying Examination

The full content of the above can be found at http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/regional-work/south-west/

Coodes LLP is one of the leading law firms in Cornwall and Devon and the longest established firm in the region. Behind our highly-experienced lawyers is a dedicated and skilled support team and an opportunity has arisen for an accurate and efficient Legal Secretary /Assistant to join our Mental Health and Community Care team in the heart of Truro. The team work throughout Cornwall and Devon supporting patients and their families through the legal maze of mental health and community care matters. The role will involve providing word processing and administrative support for the fee earning staff of the business and dealing with client enquiries in a confidential manner. Candidates must have excellent skills in client relations, record keeping and IT (Microsoft Office), be capable of prioritising work and using initiative to achieve objectives, transcribing digital dictation accurately and quickly. Experience of legal secretarial work is essential, ideally in a family law/ mental health setting. The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a team within a busy open plan office environment. A varied and challenging role with great rewards awaits.

Hours: 21 hours per week (to be worked over 3 to 5 days on agreement) Start date: position available immediately Benefits include: Group pension plan Annual bonus scheme Access to private medical insurance schemes, family friendly benefits and discounted gym membership

To apply visit: coodes.co.uk/about-coodes/careers/

Crime Duty Solicitor

Full or part-time to suit

Assistant Solicitor conveyancer/Legal Executive or experienced paralegal/secretary

with appropriate practical experience. The position is for an immediate start and

can be 2-4 days per week to suit or perhaps mornings only or times to suit any relevant

child care arrangements

Apply in writing with your CV to: Mr C Nicholls, C Nicholls Solicitors, 71 Fore

Street, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2JB

Solicitor or Legal Executive required

for conveyancing and private client work

Part time considered

Please apply with CV via email to Mr T Walsh at

tom@walshlaw.co.uk

Legal Secretary / Assistant (part time) Family Truro Salary subject to skills and experience

RECRUITMENT

and finally... with the Christmas and New Year festivities are nearly upon us, it just remains for me to say, “thank you” to all of you who have supported Cornwall Law Society during 2016 and I hope you will continue to do so in 2017.

Wishing you all a from Zoé and me

Contributionsforthe“Spring”editionoftheNewsletterpleasebyFriday,10March2017toenableittobecompiledandcirculatedtheweekbeginning20MarchCONTACTDETAILS: ZoeLock(HonSecretary)Tel:01326572951 MargotColgan(Administrator)Tel:07513061271

E-mail:info@cornwalllawsociety.org.ukormargot.colgan@cornwalllawsociety.org.uk

Family/Litigation Lawyer PreferablybutnotessentiallyaSolicitor.Maximumof5years’goodexperience.Goodprospectsfortherightperson.

Thepostisfulltime.

Applyto:TCHoskin01209213646 Please see our website www.thurstanhoskin.co.uk Thurstan Hoskin Solicitors, Chynoweth, Chapel Street,

Redruth TR15 2BY

Locum.“Wewillneedhelpfromtimetotimewithpropertyincludingbusinessleasesetc.Pleasering,ThurstanHoskinon01209213646orsendmeanemail-thurstan@thurstanhoskin.co.uk”

Earl & Crocker Solicitors

Looe WeareseekinganexperiencedConveyancingLawyertojoinourbusypractice,basedinourLooeoffice.YoumayalsoberequiredtoworkonoccasionsfromourLiskeardandCallingtonoffices.FamilyLawexperiencepreferredbutnotessential.CommencinginApril2017,thesuccessfullawyerwillmanageacaseloadconsistingpredominantlyofresidentialconveyancingandcommercialpropertyandadvice.AqualifiedSolicitor,LegalExecutiveorLicensedConveyancerwithaminimumof3years’PQEisessential.Excellenttechnicalskillswithabroadrangeofexpertisecoveringthefullremitofconveyancingmattersarerequired.PleasecontactMicheleMaybytelephoneon01579382030orviaemailtomichele@earlandcrocker.co.uk.Allcommunicationswillbetreatedinconfidence.