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There are more than 90 local law societies across England and Wales. Three of these – Birmingham, Bristol and Kent – predate the national Law Society, which was founded in 1825. Birmingham Law Society now has more than 5,000 members, while the Association of South Western Law Societies, comprising Monmouthshire, Bristol, Devon & Somerset, Plymouth, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire, and Cornwall law societies, has a combined membership of more than 10,000.
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Some of the larger local law societies are based in conurbations with vibrant business communities offering ample scope for law firms to prosper; Manchester Law Society, for example, has 3,600 members. Others, such as Scarborough or Harrogate law societies, have smaller catchment areas. Despite this disparity, all local law societies face broadly similar challenges, including delivering value to members and championing diversity and inclusion. The online Presidents’ a
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Implementing Right to Disconnect could be detrimental to employees, lawyers say
Employment law specialists have warned that giving employees the ‘right to disconnect’ could impact the flexible working patterns some employees have enjoyed during the pandemic, if it is not managed appropriately.
It follows growing calls from trade unions for the UK to follow in Ireland’s recent footsteps to introduce a right to disconnect clause in the forthcoming Employment Bill. Under the right to disconnect, employees in Ireland are entitled to switch off from work and not engage in digitally enabled communications outside of their normal hours.