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NewsHillsborough solicitor honoured at legal aid Oscars
Outstanding achievement award goes to Elkan Abrahamson on a night of recognition for legal aid practitioners.
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NewsMore firms hiring non-exec directors
Trend to appoint non-executives to boards correlates with growth in positions across the FTSE 100.
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NewsE-trial judges hail digital court future
Judges from three continents have conducted a mock ‘virtual trial’.
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NewsNews focus: CCBE plenary session
Prosecuting cross-border fraud, UK exceptionalism and the rule of law in Ukraine were among the issues discussed at last month’s plenary session of the CCBE.
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NewsVenezuela ‘respect’ plea from lawyers
Lawyers protested after police blocked them from lobbying the country’s attorney-general, Luisa Ortega, over what they say are unconstitutional measures introduced by the president.
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NewsLondon Legal Walk: image gallery
Over 8,000 lawyers took part in last night’s London Legal Walk, organised by the London Legal Support Trust.
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New Society corporate affairs chief
Deborah Oliver previously held posts at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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NewsLand Registry leak points to political risk of privatisation
The future of the registry is under consideration by its Whitehall parent body, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
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Society concern over Philippines
Unease over treatment of human rights lawyer Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon.
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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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