Big Picture – Page 2

  • Julie Condliffe
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    Fighting talk

    15 January 2018

    Julie Condliffe is one of the Law Society’s latest social mobility ambassadors.

  • Birmingham Law Society Bicentenary
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    Birmingham lawyers celebrate bicentenary

    2018-01-12T12:42:00Z

    Second city's law society now has 4,500 members, including 1,000 who joined in the past three years. 

  • Duke of WIndsor
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    Munby orders unsealing of abdicated king's will - but won't read it

    2017-11-15T17:25:00Z

    Decision will help keeper of Queen's archives resolve questions of copyright.

  • Ag at kings
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    Centre of attention

    13 November 2017

    Attorney general visits legal advice centre.

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    Law Society Excellence Awards - in pictures

    2017-10-23T00:32:00Z

    Winners announced at last night’s awards all pictured, plus the reactions from social media.

  • Legal geek panel
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    Seedrs capital

    23 October 2017

    The Law Society has teamed up with investment platform Seedrs to connect members with lawtech startups looking for funding. Christina Blacklaws, vice president, announced the agreement at last week’s Legal Geek event in London. ‘Harnessing technology effectively can have a significant impact on how solicitors operate and engage with their ...

  • Army police
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    Vehicle and knife acts prompt terrorist sentencing rethink

    2017-10-12T07:57:00Z

    Sentencing Council consults on first comprehensive guidance for judges.

  • Lidington and burnett
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    A dash of Kipling

    9 October 2017

    Lord chancellor David Lidington poses at the entrance of the Royal Courts of Justice with Sir Ian Burnett before the latter’s swearing in as the new lord chief justice. The ceremony was held on the first day of the new legal year, along with the swearing in of Lady Hale ...

  • Lloyd george family
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    Lloyd George tribute

    2 October 2017

    Members of the family of David Lloyd George joined Law Society president Joe Egan at a ceremony to rename the Old Council Chamber in 113 Chancery Lane in honour of the only solicitor to become prime minister. Lloyd George, who was PM from 1916 to 1922, was also the only ...

  • Hurriance irma
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    Irma strikes BVI firms

    18 September 2017

    Firms recover from US hurricanes

  • raila odinga
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    Election annulment 'momentous development' for rule of law

    2017-09-01T14:25:00Z

    Kenya’s Supreme Court orders new presidential poll in a first for the continent of Africa.  

  • Civic centre newcastle
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    Newcastle civic leaders in talks to host civil justice

    2017-08-31T05:58:00Z

    Local authority's courts lease expected to generate income to fund front line services in the city.

  • Tony blair meeting troops iraq war copy
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    High Court rejects bid to prosecute Tony Blair

    2017-07-31T13:40:00Z

    Court says application for judicial review has ‘no prospect of success’.

  • Charlie Gard protest
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    Cuts cannot have been intended to leave parents struggling - Charlie Gard judge

    2017-07-24T16:23:00Z

    Mr Justice Francis says parents struggle to represent themselves, indicating that baby's parents should have had legal aid.

  • Poland judicial protests
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    Judicial reform law prompts protests in Poland

    2017-07-17T10:59:00Z

    Amendment places National Council of the Judiciary under control of parliament. 

  • Pride in London 2017
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    Law Society joins thousands in Pride march

    2017-07-10T12:42:00Z

    Vice-president Christina Blacklaws among those marching under the banner 'all are equal under the law'.

  • Hackathon
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    Hack on track

    10 July 2017

    Colin, a legal assistant for the Amazon Echo device, was the winner at the online courts 24-hour ‘Hackathon’.

  • Hillsboroughcaption
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    Hillsborough charges

    3 July 2017

    Solicitor Peter Charles Metcalf, admitted in 1977, is among six people who have been charged with criminal offences in relation to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath, the Crown Prosecution Service announced last week. Metcalf acted for South Yorkshire Police during the Taylor inquiry into the disaster and the ...

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    Lidington sworn in

    26 June 2017

    David Lidington MP was sworn in as lord high chancellor of Great Britain last week, telling the most senior legal figures in England and Wales that he will be ‘resolute and unflinching’ in upholding the rule of law and defending the independence of the judiciary. In an apparent attempt to ...

  • Manchester tributes
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    Helping Manchester

    5 June 2017

    Hundreds of solicitor firms, law students and barristers have responded to a plea to provide pro bono advice and representation to families and seriously injured people following last month’s bombing of the Manchester Arena. The day after the attack, Manchester Law Society began coordinating a ‘pro bono advice rota’, looking ...