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Guatemala lawyer issues plea for help
Edgar Perez handles cases relating to massacres and human rights abuses carried out during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war.
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Milburn talk at mobility event
Alan Milburn, chair of the government’s Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, will speak at Yorkshire firm Gordons’ annual social mobility event in Leeds.
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Asian women lawyers’ mentoring scheme
The Association of Asian Women Lawyers launched a mentoring scheme for law students and junior lawyers at a Law Society event last week.
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E-disclosure protocol
A protocol for handling e-disclosure in construction litigation has been drawn up by the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association.
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Shareholder rights to be debated
European Commission plans to revise the Shareholder Rights Directive will be one of the topics debated at a Law Society event.
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NewsNo date yet for company ownership register
Business secretary reveals more details of the planned beneficial ownership register.
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NewsCo-operative Legal Services announces bar panel
The alternative business structure has increased the size of its bar panel from seven to 20.
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NewsUnpaid work experience a bar to diversity, say young lawyers
The Young Legal Aid Lawyers group has called for the SRA to reinstate the minimum salary for trainees.
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NewsPeers advise government to rejoin EU crime-fighting measures
A House of Lords committee says the government should apply to rejoin more crime and policing measures in addition to the 35 already identified.
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NewsLack of PII puts 153 firms on cessation list
If they fail to secure cover by 29 December they will have to close.
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NewsMinistry tries to stave off VHCC boycott
A statutory instrument implementing 30% fee cuts will be laid tomorrow.
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NewsChancery Lane seeks further changes to legal aid reforms
The Law Society has responded to the government’s second legal aid consultation.
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NewsNumber of law firms dips to new low
Figures suggest long-predicted consolidation has at last begun in earnest.
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NewsCameras arrive in Court of Appeal
From tomorrow, footage of judges and lawyers will be available for broadcast from the Court of Appeal.
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NewsDon't turn a blind eye to human rights, City firms urged
Acting in the client’s best interest does not mean ignoring human rights, says partner at magic circle firm Allen & Overy.
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NewsLooming PII deadline could sink 176 firms
Firms that have not secured insurance cover by the end of today must cease practising.
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NewsCrime victims to get right to address courts directly
From December, judges will take into account victims’s personal statements when determining sentences, the victims’ minister says
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NewsThe courts are secular, says top family judge
Judges are no longer the guardians of public morality, Sir James Munby tells a Law Society conference.
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NewsSix new faces join consumer watchdog
The Legal Services Board has named the latest members of the consumer panel.
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NewsRedundancy claims from Challinors’ collapse may reach 150
The number of former employees seeking redundancy payouts from Challinors could be three times higher than the original estimate.