Professional Update 11 April 2013
[12-April-13 14:57:12]11 April 2013 Legal aid: further cuts and competitive tendering plans This week the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued details of its plan to introduce...
2013
Professional Update 4 April 2013
[5-April-13 15:04:25]4 April 2013 Law Society Council elections 2013 We’re looking for imaginative and energetic solicitors to stand in the upcoming Council elections to help drive...
Tribunal Procedure Committee – Lord Chancellor public appointment vacancy
[5-April-13 15:01:02]Vacancy for a Lord Chancellor appointed member commencing May 2013. The role is voluntary and is expected to last for 3 years. The TPC is...
From the president: Week beginning 25 March 2013
[2-April-13 15:08:27]Week beginning: 25 March My activities this week have very much focused on our Council meeting on Wednesday, where we had some important issues to...
2012
Links Lawyer Scoops Diversity Gong
[9-January-12 17:23:57]5 December 2011 | By Vanessa Wozniak Linklaters capital markets lawyer Paulette Mastin is a leading light in the field of law firm diversity, devoting...
The Human Element
[9-January-12 17:21:44]21 June 2010 There is something a bit ritualistic about arriving at a law firm’s office. While the ubiquitous security checks can differ in their intensity,...
2011
BSN adds social mobility questions to league tables research
[19-April-11 16:01:19]The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) is planning to probe law firms about the social backgrounds of their lawyers in its latest survey. The BSN will...
2010
Planning Bill’s Lords reading promises to be another moment of truth for Labour
[8-June-10 18:13:32]Labour’s controversial Planning Bill, which is aimed at speeding up the planning process for big projects such as airports and nuclear power stations, is likely...
Solicitors Regulation Authority Listens to BME Solicitors at Birmingham Event
[8-June-10 18:10:32]Forty black and minority ethnic solicitors from the West Midlands attended a free event in Birmingham yesterday organised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and...
Booming African economies offer lucrative opportunities for UK law firms
[18-March-10 17:19:48]BSN City Group’s latest event “Africa Emerging Markets: Opportunities and Challenges” held on Monday 15th March made the legal press this week. The event featured...
2009
Diversity League Table 2009: The Results
[12-December-09 17:15:57]Thompsons leads the pack, with Allen & Overy, Wedlake Bell and Arnold & Porter, all heading up key areas in the Diversity League Table 2009....
2008
Rt Hon Baroness Scotland QC – Speech to the Black Solicitors Network
[28-December-08 15:27:09]The Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC Attorney General SPEECH TO BLACK SOLICITORS’ NETWORK DINNER Firstly can I say what a great privilege...