Why do solicitors need a charity?

    Have you ever wondered why solicitors need a charity? After all, legal professionals are successful, wealthy and live a stable lifestyle, right?   You're probably shaking your head at this moment thinking, this sentiment doesn't quite reflect reality. And you'd be right. The truth is, lawyers are vulnerable to life's hazards like everyone else. Simply being a lawyer doesn't shield you from illness, accidents, family breakup, job loss or bereavement and more.   With this in mind, it's no wonder so many solicitors fall into financial hardship each year. Fortunately, there is hope for those in crisis.   SBA The Solicitors' Charity   When you a...

Are you Fit for Law? By LawCare

Some think there is no place for emotion in the law and believe emotions interfere with rational thinking. In fact there is a huge body of scientific evidence which proves cognition and emotion are intertwined. If we consider that emotions affect your actions, decision-making, reasoning, thought processes and judgement, we can clearly see the relevance of emotion in the law.   Often lawyers enter the workplace without the emotional competencies needed to meet the demands of an evolving profession. Emotional competency is about how we understand and handle our emotions, as well as identifying and interpreting emotional responses around us. Providing legal pro...

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the sphere of human rights

You may know that DASLS is fortunate to be twinned with Bilbao, Erlangen, Gdańsk, Leuven, Rennes and Verona. Such twinning arrangements underpin a sense that we belong to one community of values on the basis that these relationships are based on reciprocity. Each year, we meet to discuss and debate important legal issues of the day, whilst discovering the cultures and languages of our partners. 2020 is DASLS turn to host such an event, which will be rounded off with the Sunday Legal Service at Exeter Cathedral on 7 June 2020 and to which DASLS members are cordially invited!   The subject of our conference (on 5 June at County Hall in Exeter) will be around t...

Congratulations to Paul Kelly who completed his Cycle Challenge for the Headway Charity

Congratulations to DASLS past president, paul kelly   Raising funds & awawareness for Headway Devon & Headway Somerset  Paul cycled 53 miles, coast to coast through Devon and Somerset.  He set off from Polock on Saturday 28th May arriving in Dawlish later that day.  Paul was accompanied by his colleague from Tozers, Stuart Bramley.  What an achievement!    Paul has so far raised over £500, exceeding his target.     Click here for Pauls fundraising page and to DONATE  All proceeds will be spilt equally between Headway Devon and Headway Somerset.         ...

Challenge Cup 4th Round - Wollens win the Axe Throwing

The final round of the DASLS Challenge Cup was the axe throwing event where teams of five played with two type of axes to not only win the event, but the Cup!   In a close battle, the competition was clinched by the WOLLENS team, scoring 2740 points to take first place.  Closely followed by Trowers & Hamlins scoring 2580 points for 2nd place and the JLD finishing in 3rd place with 2460 points. Axe Throwing was a new cup event and we are pleased to report it was a success, exciting and competitive and a great deciding competition event.   A big thank you to all of those who attended.   We now have a 2022 - 2023 Challenge Cup overall wining team!...

DASLS new President nominates his charity for 2023/2024

Ian Merryweather has nominated this award winning charity for his term as President. In Charley's Memory - Making Mental Health Matter We look forward to supporting them over the coming year.                         ...