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Most people use either emotive or practical reasons when choosing a solicitor, quite often itâ??s because either they have been recommended, or the firmsâ?? office is convenient to where they work or live, but is this the best way to choose a solicitor? We would recommend that you contact a number of firms before you engage a solicitor. We feel that before you choose a solicitor you should. - understand who will be dealing with your work, and make sure you speak to that person. - ask about costs â?? fixed price or hourly rates - does the firm provide a free or reduced cost initial interview - what will the solicitor be doing for you - what experience they have in that area of law - what else can the firm provide â?? for example back up if your solicitor is on holiday or ill - any environmental considerations, for example wheel chair access For many areas of law the Law society has set up accreditation schemes, for example, the Family Law Society, Wills and Inheritance Quality mark, Conveyancing Quality and many others.

The Government hopes that the introduction of the new Laws will supplement those existing laws that record only the timeline details of any communication, the date, time and location of the event. The announcement, endorsed by the coalition government, will be brought to parliament next week and should it receive approval, will require internet and phone companies to store communication details for a year. Whilst the new measures will not allow for the content of any communication to become accessible to the authorities, it will provide information as to whom the communication was with. The new bill does appear to have the backing of the three main political parties, and follows a ruling in the European Court of Justice that a European directive to provide such information breached privacy rules and because of this, communications companies have announced that they will be deleting records. The urgency for the new laws are more to maintain the status quo rather than the extension of any surveillance rights. The more controversial plans to extend the government"s surveillance rights will be decided by the new government after the elections next year.

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