Law Society Gazette 10 October 2016

‘Dumbing down’ fear over exam plan

The profession has reacted with scepticism to proposals to plough ahead with a super-exam for all would-be solicitors, expressing fears of ‘dumbing down’. 

5 October 2006

CC to save £30m as jobs go to India

Clifford Chance aims to save £30m by transferring 300 business service jobs to India, it emerged this week. The world’s largest law firm saw profits per partner rise by 25% to £814,000 in the last financial year.  

9 October 1996

Record numbers sit transfer test

More foreign lawyers than ever are trying to qualify as English solicitors. The 16% jump was caused by a record number of English barristers and US lawyers taking the qualified lawyers transfer test and its extension to Nigerian lawyers. 

16 October 1986

Association of Women Solicitors 

The Association of Women Solicitors has a membership exceeding 1,000. Although the membership has an age range from 24 to ‘over 90’, it is noteworthy that almost 80% of the members are aged 40 or under. 

20 October 1976

The prison crisis

It can give none of us satisfaction that the prison population has reached an all-time high of 42,000, or that the cost of keeping a man in gaol is now well over £3,000 per annum. But, stuck as we are with a soaring crime rate, it is idle to hope that this is a problem which, if ignored, will go away. 

October 1966

Committal proceedings

The Home Secretary recently told us of his intention to introduce a new Criminal Justice Bill. At a Labour Party conference this month, Mr Jenkins gave us the second instalment. After announcing steps to restrict the sale and purchase of shotguns and the controls he proposes to impose on gambling clubs, he informed his audience that an opportunity would be taken to simplify committal proceedings.

 

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