LAW students at King’s Inns in Dublin have protested over what they feel is the too lenient treatment accorded five future barristers caught cheating in their Bar exams. A lengthy investigation into the cheating – discovered as a result of a major increase in exam security – was conducted by a team of senior judges […]
Third millennium, Mega City One. Judge Dredd and his Lawgiver, a gun genetically programmed to recognise his hand and controlled by his voice, dispense what passes for justice in a savage, overcrowded metropolis. Lawbreakers are arrested, tried and sentenced on the street. There are no courtrooms, only prisons, and citizens have no right of appeal. […]
The Law Society is urging firms which were involved in pensions transfers and opt-outs to ensure they meet the interim end of year deadline to review such cases. The firms are required by the SIB to investigate such cases following the pensions debacle where large numbers of clients were wrongly advised to transfer or opt […]
Travers Smith Braithwaite advised Hill Samuel Bank on the flotation of Benicia Ports. Benicia was advised by Baker & McKenzie in the UK and Peter Asitz and Michael Midda
Disputes lawyers will be acutely aware of the keen sense of contest in fighting over the issues involved in litigation. Now there is a new challenge facing litigators – the advent of computerised litigation support systems used both in the office environment for trial preparation and in the courtroom for trial presentation. Ways in which […]
TWO high-profile conveyancing lawyers have hit out at a campaign to reintroduce scale fees claiming it may prove deeply damaging for the profession. The Law Society’s former property and commercial services committee chair Paul Marsh and Brian Marson, senior partner of the Essex firm Marsons, have accused the leadership of embarking on a wild goose […]
Three trends have marked the development of the legal proftssion in most Asian countries in the last 10 to 20 years. First, a large increase in the number of lawyers as Asian economies have expanded and countries have adopted commercial legal practices derived from Europe, especially the UK and US. Second is the growing resistance […]
THE LORD Chancellor is being pressed to adopt radical measures by the Society of Black Lawyers to safeguard black defendants from the views of racist jurors. A report published by the SBL last week called for jurors to complain about any colleagues who expressed racist views. If the judge refused to take the complaint seriously, […]
With an ambitious president and the first new executive director in 15 years, what direction is the International Bar Association going to take? Think of the IBA and you may think of a monolithic organisation which provides practical support but lacks dynamism. Its two new chief officers hope not. “Sometimes the IBA has been criticised […]
By 1 November, the Law Society requires firms involved in discrete investment business to have a “qualified person” to conduct or directly supervise this business. To date, the number of firms signifying their intention to do so is low and the society describes the response as “disappointing”. The deadline has focused attention on whether financial […]
Three Bosnian lawyers, a Serb, a Croat and a Muslim, came to London for a conference last week. They complained bitterly about their Western colleagues who showed no support for their plight in the past three years. Surely it is time for the profession to rectify this situation and reach out to help fellow European […]
London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has taken the unusual step of advertising its service on the tube. The leading legal aid firm has been running adverts on the Northern Line for the past eight weeks. Senior partner Henry Hodge, former Law Society deputy vice president, said the advertising campaign had been a success […]