IBA 2016: call for action over 'long arm' of US law
US’s attitude to extra-territorial jurisdiction criticised in Washington.
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Criminal bar chief targets ‘corruption’ of defence work
Francis FitzGibbon QC takes aim at ‘incompetent’ solicitor-advocates and says patience over planned reforms is wearing thin.
SRA warns it will shut down law firms over ‘dubious’ investment schemes
Firms warned over using banking services through client accounts.
SRA will shut law firms over ‘dubious’ investment schemes
Firms warned over using banking services through client accounts.
Lawyers can’t be compared to sewage workers, says Bar Council head
Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC critical of Legal Services Board proposals for single regulator of the legal sector.
Judge suggests ex-client could claim against defunct Blavo
Blavo & Co should have properly advised client before closing, tribunal hears.
Society defends solicitors as media firestorm rages over claims against military
Chancery Lane says lawyers must not be ‘hindered or intimidated’ in carrying out their professional duties.
Evidence mounts in the case for problem-solving courts
Five-year academic research shows significantly less family disruption for cases that go through pioneering London court.
Use correct grammar, BSB tells newly qualified barristers
Recommendation comes in revised version of competences for practitioners.
‘Shambolic’ SRA criticised by tribunal
Regulator under fire over case against solicitor who used client account as ‘banking facility’.