Dear Member This year the Law Society Council has introduced an additional CPD requirement that principal, assistant and consultant solicitors in private practice must attend two hours’ compulsory CPD in Risk Management.  The Professional Indemnity Insurer, Willis Towers Watson, has identified three areas which must be addressed in these two Risk Management CPD hours Read more about Risk Management : 18 October 2017[…]

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  The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 25 May 2017 “Professional Indemnity Claims and How to Avoid Them” Hugh McGrattan, Partner – Carson McDowell LLP The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm Tea/coffee and sandwiches served from Read more about CPD Lecture : 25 May 2017[…]

This year the BSA’s nominated charity is Inspire (the new name for NIAMH, the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health – which is the largest and longest established independent charity focusing on mental health and well-being services in Northern Ireland).   In conjunction with Inspire the BSA is pleased to announce a proposed Charity cycle Read more about CHARITY CYCLE 18 JUNE 2017[…]

The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 4 May 2017 “Life After Debt” – Exploring the Implications of Bankruptcy – by Maria Glover, Solicitor, Napier & Sons, Solicitors The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm Tea/coffee Read more about CPD Lecture : 4 May 2017[…]

Dear BSA Member, As you may have heard, the Law Society, with the help of White Collar Boxing, are organising a major fundraising event, which is a boxing night at the Europa Hotel on Friday the 5th of May 2017. The fundraising effort is twofold. Firstly, in memory of Judge Corinne Philpott QC, who sadly Read more about Law Society White Collar Boxing Event – 5 May 2017[…]

The Belfast Solicitors’ Association (BSA) has launched its annual Golf Day with mental health in mind. This year’s chosen charity, Inspire well being(formerly Niamh), is one of the longest established mental health and learning disability charities in Northern Ireland. On the 18th May in Malone Golf Club all the budding Sergio Garcias will take to Read more about Solicitors aim for swinging success in charity golf day[…]

Dear Member We have been asked by the Law Society to circulate the attached notice from, the NICTS It relates to a decision taken by the NICTS to cease (with some exceptions) with effect from 10 April 2017 to answer routine enquiries from practitioners in respect of Family Court Business and instead to encourage court Read more about Family Court Business[…]