Day: April 19, 2004

Freedom of Information: pressure on for implementation of FoI Act

As we move closer to the moment when the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is brought fully into force on 1 January 2005, the Department for Constitutional Affairs has released an implementation roadmap for public bodies in England and Wales with guidance on exemptions, networks for FoI practitioners, recommendations on how IT systems should be […]

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Practice Management: Revised solicitors professional conduct rules

The Solicitors Incorporated Practice Rules 2004 (SIPR) came into force on 13 February 2004, replacing the 2001 Rules. The new Rules have been incorporated into the The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors, the Law Society’s definitive authority on the rules and principles of professional conduct for practising solicitors which is available online. The […]

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