Last 3 months headlines – Page 1032
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NewsSaudi lawyer given five more years in jail for sedition
Court says Walid Abu al-Khair 'refused to show remorse'.
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NewsSRA outlines response to Al-Sweady concerns
Regulator 'will be urgently concluding existing strands of investigation and reviewing the other concerns raised in the ministerial statement’.
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NewsLitigation funder triples investments
Burford also announces the acquisition of London-based judgment enforcement firm Focus Intelligence.
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NewsPartnership creates ‘law degree with apprenticeship’
The four-year ‘law in practice’ degree combines three years of legal education with a year-long placement at Reed Smith.
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News‘Named and shamed’ barrister can continue to practise
Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service stops Tariq Rehman from taking on new clients – but he can still practise.
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NewsEx-justice minister earns £60k for legal consultancy
Jonathan Djanogly continues work for former firm, while Jack Straw earns £100,000 for speaking and consultancy.
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NewsPrint body gets ABS licence to create spin-off
British Printing Industries Federation creates spin-off legal subsidiary.
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NewsCentralised assessment of aspiring solicitors ‘unthinkable’
People ‘should not be able to walk in off the street and take the exams’, Law Society tells the SRA.
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NewsTravel-ban plans need more scrutiny
Powers to seize passports need more judicial oversight - and legal aid for detainees - joint human rights committee reports.
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NewsAuction raises £8k for JR on legal aid cuts
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contract tender process to be heard this week.
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News‘Native’ Silicon Valley firm heads to London
Technology and life sciences specialist Cooley opens its first office in Europe.
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NewsQuindell appoints new team as sale talks continue
Group announces the recruitment of City big-hitters Richard Rose and Jim Sutcliffe.
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NewsUS moves to liberalise are ‘just the beginning’
Washington state bar also proposing allowing non-lawyers to own stakes in law firms.
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NewsTribute to ‘shop front’ solicitor pioneer
Kasturi Kalra fought against regulations restricting lawyers to premises disconnected from the public.
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NewsM&A returns to pre-crisis levels
City lawyers predict that efforts by China to relax regulations will boost cross-border investment.
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NewsSolicitor warning over legal aid disputes
Rebecca Stevens has worked more than 100 hours pro bono for parents fighting adoption battle.
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British rights bill pushed back
Conservatives admit draft replacement for Human Rights Act not yet ready.
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New Law Society chief starts job
Catherine Dixon took up her post as chief executive of the Law Society last Monday.
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