Challenge Cup Round 4 - Padel Ball

Challenge Cup 4th Round -  WOLLENS win Padel Ball  The final round of the DASLS Challenge Cup took place at City Padel in Exeter on the 6th November 2025.  6 firms participated in this new challenge cup event. In a very competitive final round, the competition was won by the WOLLENS, closely followed by WBW in 2nd place with SCOTT RICHARDS taking 3rd place.  The event was a great success and we are delighted with the the support it received, A big thank you to all those who attended.    We now have a 2024 - 2025 Challenge Cup overall wining team!  The next cup 2026 will be taking on a slightly new format and will run from Jan - Dec. Our first eve...

Why should you enter the DASLS Legal Awards?

The nominations for the DASLS Legal Awards 2018 are now open! If you’re not sure whether to apply, read how winning a DASLS Legal Award can benefit your firm. Free Marketing and Publicity We have all heard the phrase, ‘any publicity is good publicity’ – but one of the best kinds of publicity for your firm is surely winning or being shortlisted for a legal award! As you’ll have seen from previous years, shortlisted applicants have huge media coverage through our partnership with DC Media, including when applicants are first shortlisted, as well as again after the awards evening across printed and digital media such as the Western Morning news, Devon L...

Latest JLD news

Our role within the committee is to promote diversity in the legal profession by supporting and encouraging young people to consider joining the profession regardless of their background. For the past two years, the JLD has been working closely with law firms and schools in Devon and Somerset to break down the typical barriers to pursuing a career in law. This was done partly by offering the opportunity to final year GCSE and A-level students to undertake legal work experience with three law firms in Exeter.   How did we promote diversity?   This year the JLD ran an essay competition in local schools in Devon and Somerset. The essay topic was "Should gover...

Increasing Business Efficiencies with Online Connectivity by Alchemy Systems, DASLS Sponsor

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock for several years, you will have heard people you know speak about the “cloud”. Of course, we’re not speaking about big white fluffy things in the sky, but rather a world of online connectivity which, if used well, can help to increase your business efficiencies. Here are 3 of the best ways how you can use the cloud to your advantage, right now: Microsoft Office 365 Picture the scene, you’re upscaling, new employees are joining your team and your IT department or support company are hit with a backlog of software installation requests to get them up and running. Sound familiar? With cloud-based Office...

Understanding Financial Services Matters

  On one level, outcome (7.5) of the current SRA Code seems easily manageable; you must comply with all legislation relevant to your business. Of course you must! Of course we do, no need to be overly concerned about monitoring achievement of this professional duty. The truth is different. This outcome is labour intensive and requires us to be vigilant about new legislation which must be accommodated in compliance and risk management strategies. Since 2011 there have been several new laws including this year’s Money Laundering Regulations and the Criminal Finances Act in 2017. And of course, we should all be planning for the GDPR which wil...

DASLS ... Conferences, Strategy and Recruitment

The new DASLS Strategic Plan was approved last month by the Committee and is now published in the resources area of our website. The plan comes at a time when the Society’s income has met with challenges to our income streams and increased costs incurred in providing our services. This informed our thinking and has helped us focus our strategy on the things we do that you have told us matter most.  Please do read the strategic plan and let us have any feedback.   Planning has already commenced for the 2019 Legal Awards and Annual Dinner and as the President has already mentioned we are excited to be working in partnership with Grow Marketing to deliver thi...