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THE SOLICITORS’ Association of Higher Court Advocates is understood to be pressing the Law Society to take legal action against the Lord Chancellor for his refusal to allow solicitor advocates to apply for silk. The association is taking counsel’s advice on its chances of taking action, probably in the form of judicial review. The association’s […]
The Academy of Experts has moved to Chancery Lane. Its new address is 116-118 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PP. The telephone and fax numbers remain the same: 071-637 0333 and 637 1893 respectively. At the recent AGM, the existing council and officers were reappointed. The deputy chair of the academy, Richard Freeman, has joined accountants […]
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Law Society president Charles Elly and Secretary General John Hayes are among the speakers at the Trainee Solicitors’ Group’s (TSG) AGM this month. The meeting, to be held in Bristol from 11 to 13 November, will cover a general theme of justice. John Wadham, legal director of Liberty, will take a session on the Criminal […]
The Law Society is attempting to ensure that new listing arrangements in the Crown Courts suit solicitor advocates. The advocates have complained it is almost impossible for them to conduct criminal trials when courts fail to fix dates. But new arrangements for plea and direction hearings, so far tried in three courts, are to be […]
LEGAL groups will meet to discuss amendments to the profession’s recruitment guide after an independent survey reveals many firms find it difficult to adhere to. The survey, carried out by the Standing Conference on Legal Education, prompted more than 50 responses from firms, groups and individuals involved in the recruitment of legal staff. Conference secretary […]
The UK legal system is not reserved for British subjects alone and legal aid should be available to people of all nationalities, the Lord Chancellor says. Speaking at a meeting of the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association last week, Lord Mackay said: “Anybody who has a dispute which the courts have jurisdiction to […]
DISABLED lawyers have delivered a damning response to the Government’s consultation paper on discrimination against the disabled. In a report presented to the Government last week, the Law Society’s Group for Solicitors with Disabilities (GSD) says statements in the paper are “insulting” and it fails to address the problem properly. The group says the paper’s […]
Self regulation in the investment markets has failed and should be replaced with a statutory regime tough enough to enforce the law, according to leading City figure John Henderson, chairman of investment management house Capel-Cure Myers. Speaking to a group of City and media guests at an event celebrating Capel-Cure Myers’ 200th anniversary, Henderson said: […]
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A trainee pub manager is suing the Metropolitan Police for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment after being cleared of drug charges. Andrew Kownacki, of Lincoln, is seeking compensation after an incident while he was working as a trainee assistant manager at the Three Kings pub in Talgarth Road, London W10. The writ says he was […]