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Law university recruits CC director
Tony King recruited to lead efforts to establish closer links with law firms.
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NewsUniversity hires Clifford Chance head to build firm links
Tony King, who retires as director of the Clifford Chance Academy this summer, will act as special adviser and visiting professor.
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Human rights essay wins Turnbull prize
Rebecca Hadgett’s work asked: ‘Applying human rights and humanitarian law, in what circumstances should forcible measures be permitted against a state that is subjecting its people to human rights abuses?’
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Foreign markets conference
Opportunities for business growth in international markets is the subject of a Law Society event.
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City backs EU membership
Leaving the EU would pose ‘very significant risks’ to the professional services sector, says assessment.
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National legal event
The event combines an exhibition with a conference for solicitors and other legal professionals.
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PI pioneer Rooney dies
Inventor of the marketing catchphrase ‘slip, trip or fall; call Paul’, has died following a long illness.
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Student costs blow
Paul Crawford, who took Newcastle University to judicial review, must pay the defendant’s costs.
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NewsCalling all bookworms
Fancy reviewing a law book for the Gazette? We are looking for legal professionals willing to turn their hand to literary appraisal for our fortnightly reviews page. At present we have available for review books on many subjects, ranging from probate and personal injury, to legal professional privilege and the ...
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NewsFormer SRA chief moves to financial complaints
Townsend will take on post of complaints commissioner from next week.
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NewsBourns for Law Society deputy VP
Robert Bourns will take up the post in July and is due to become president in 2016.
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NewsLaw Society of Scotland enters CBI referendum storm
Society to protect impartial position on Scottish independence.
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NewsLawyers set for mammoth festival
The International Festival for Business will run for six weeks in Liverpool in June and July.
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NewsGreen light for access
The mayor of Islington opens Green Roots, a social enterprise company set up by Islington Law Centre.
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NewsCourt in the glare of publicity
The Supreme Court building in Parliament Square is set to become a public entertainment venue – for one night, at least.
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LLM scholarship essay prize
The undergraduate from Great Britain, Northern Ireland or Ireland who wins Queen’s University Belfast’s inaugural human rights prize will be awarded a full-fees scholarship on its LLM course. Candidates should submit an essay on an aspect of human rights law. Go to go.qub.ac.uk/hrprize
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NewsArt in action boosts charity
Reed Smith teams up with Create to run arts programmes for women in Tower Hamlets.
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NewsRegistry plan could undermine economy, Law Society says
Government proposals could undermine register’s integrity and introduce conflicts of interest, Smithers warns.