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Current NHS information and advice on COVID-19 is available here   Following the Government's advice given on 16 March, a notice was posted on DASLS website homepage with information further disseminated via social media.   Updated 18 March 2020....

Congratulations to Ashfords, winners of the ‘notoriously difficult’ annual DASLS Challenge Cup Quiz.    Held on 28th January at Las Iguanas, Exeter and overseen by Quizmaster Tony Steiner 12 teams did battle testing their knowledge of Cambridge bridges, caviar, sports personality of the year, the Large Hadron Collider, Taylor Swift and the Swallow Sidecar Company. Who knew that the study of bird eggs is Oology? Only a few knew that rugby legend J P R Williams had also won junior Wimbledon in 1966.   By the last round it was neck and neck and by close of the evening just ½ point separated Ashfords in first place and Michelmores in second. Well done also to the team from Crosse &...

We are proud to congratulate the firms and individuals that have been shortlisted for the DASLS Legal Awards 2020. The winners will be announced at the Society’s Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony at Exeter Cathedral on 30th April 2020 hosted by David Fitzgerald.   The DASLS Legal Awards are judged by a panel of nine independent judges who commented on the high standard of entries and the number of outstanding legal firms in Devon & Somerset. The Awards recognise the achievements of those who have gone the extra mile to serve their clients, their community and their profession.   CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL SHORTLIST OF FINALISTS...

NOTICE TO ALL PRACTITIONERS REGARDING TIME ESTIMATES   Dear All   On behalf of HHJ Robertshaw please see below a new protocol for applications made to the court.   As a result of an increase in insufficient time estimates being given by parties, practitioners are requested to note that:   1. Proper time estimates must be given. These must not be reduced in order to get an early hearing in the hope or expectation that the court will allow a longer time on the day, sit early, into the lunch period or sit late   2. All applications or requests for a hearing MUST include a time estimate. A hearing will not be listed without this. If a case exceeds, or is likely to exceed, its give...

Thursday 20 June saw the latest round of the Challenge Cup, footgolf. Bovey Tracey Golf Club was the venue and luckily the rain finally managed to stop for the evening.   We had seven teams take part and all participants were up for the challenge to achieve the best, being the lowest, score. The dedication to the event even extended to the majority of the footballs being kicked into the lake. Thankfully, only the footballs and no one taking part ended up getting wet.   The scores were extr...

Click here to see a full list of winners and highly commended at the 2019 Legal Awards   Read more about the stunning celebration ...

Another well attended Skittles event at the Brunswick Arms in Dawlish for the first DASLS Challenge event of the 2019 year.   9 Teams battled it out for the Skittles Cup with teams such as Beers who travelling all the way from Kingsbridge to support the event as well as 2017 Winners Dunn & Baker.   At the end of the night with a total score of 117 the winners for the second-year running were Michelmores! The highest Scorers on the night were Steve of Michelmores with 17, Les of Mi...

Thursday 22nd November saw the next round of the DASLS challenge cup, ten pin bowling. We had six teams fighting for the top spot over two games. The rules are simple, the team with the highest score over the two games, wins. At the end of the first game there was only one point in it between Team Michelmores and Team WBW. However, the second game saw Team Michelmores race into the lead and ended up as winners with a clear 90 points from second place, Team Tozers, who managed to have a strong se...

The third round of the Challenge Cup was hotly contested at the Exeter Riverside Valley Park. Congratulations to WBW’s team on their win with a score of 97. In close pursuit with 96 were Michelmores and in third place with a very respectable score of 94 came Trowers & Hamlins.   ...

We are delighted to announce a workshop run by Grow Marketing and Sampson Hall that will help members of Devon & Somerset Law Society prepare their entries for the 2019 Legal Awards.   This workshop will encourage and support legal firms across Devon & Somerset with their nominations, ready for them to be considered by the independent judging panel who will shortlist and pick a winner for all 13 Legal Awards categories.   Our workshop leaders will help you with: What category or categories to enter? How to make sure your nomination stands out from the competition? Are you sure you are prepared? By the end of the workshop you will be ready to prepare and submit your nomi...