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Ex-Freshfields partner suspended by tribunal over allegations of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour
London-based litigator Nicholas Williams left Magic Circle firm in 2019 following an internal investigation
Regulation of litigation funders takes centre stage in closely watched Civil Justice Council review
Interim report makes ‘compelling case for some form of mandatory regulation’, according to one observer
Kennedy succeeds Neuberger as chair of international media freedom panel
Appointment follows controversy over Lord Neuberger’s decision to continue as a judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final of Appeal
MPs from array of legal backgrounds appointed to justice select committee
New membership unveiled as UK’s struggling justice system gets cash injection in Budget
Professional bodies welcome ‘much-needed’ funding boost for ‘crisis-hit’ UK justice system
Budget’s real terms increase in spending not enough to reverse more than decade of cuts, Bar Council warns
Legal Services Board initiates enforcement action against SRA over Axiom Ince oversight failures
Unprecedented move follows highly critical independent report into regulator’s supervision of accumulator firm
IBA awards honour lawyers for human rights, pro bono achievements
Lawyers based in the Netherlands, India and Pakistan picked up awards at the 2024 IBA Annual Conference held in Mexico City
Women KCs celebrate 75th anniversary of first appointments
Lady Chief Justice hosts event to mark progress since first two women took silk in 1949
IBA voices ‘great concern’ over Mexico’s ‘far-reaching’ judicial reform proposals
IBA president Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama says the plans would likely impact judicial independence
Former Mexico president to deliver opening keynote address at IBA Annual Conference
Ernesto Zedillo among array of high-profile speakers at September event in Mexico City
UK lawyers respond with defiance to threats from far-right protestors
Law Society seeks protection for immigration firms as lawyers report experiencing racial abuse
Japan cuts red tape for foreign lawyer registrations
Law Society of England and Wales hails ‘positive’ move by Japanese government
CILEX appoints new chair, president as regulatory change looms
Eileen Milner will become chair in January, while Yanthé Richardson has already taken up reins as president
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
UK ratifies Hague-19 Convention in a boost to London litigation
Treaty ensures UK judgments will be recognised in EU and other member countries
Digital giants beware, EC’s competition enforcer tells young European lawyers
Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen
Ashurst hires pair of senior Indian lawyers as international firms ramp up interest in India market
Anglo-Australian firm identifies India as a ‘key strategic focus’ as it recruits former partners from Khaitan & Co to grow global practice
Post Office scandal: 20-plus law firms and solicitors under investigation
Solicitors Regulation Authority scrutinising case management, disclosure issues and ‘improper application of privilege’
Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds
New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence
Post Office scandal points to ‘corporate-legal cover up culture’ within profession, academic claims
Lecture by Richard Moorhead suggests existence of ‘orthodoxy’ in which clients’ interests trump justice
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