The slaying earlier this month of a prominent human rights lawyer in the Philippines who worked on behalf of poor suspects accused of drug-related crimes has sparked a renewed outcry over President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs. The lawyer, Benjamin Ramos, was gunned down by two unidentified assailants on Nov. 6—the 34th lawyer to be…
Fit for the Future – Report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland
The report makes 40 recommendations to Scottish Ministers on reforming the way in which legal services are regulated and complaints handled. It found that the current statutory framework has led to a complex system which is not accessible to either professionals or the consumer. The review considered the current approach to regulation and complaints handling…
ICLR Conference 2019 – Cast Your Vote
If you attended the 2018 conference in the Hague we hope you enjoyed it. If not, we hope you will be able to join us next year. In order to determine where the conference should be held, we would like to invite you to complete the attached survey. In order to help you make your…
Event: SQE Conference (18 December)
England & Wales – SQE Conference 18 December 2018|Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry Speaker: TBC This SQE conference is for education and training providers to: get the latest information about the assessment hear from Kaplan – our assessment organisation ask questions about the development of the assessment take part in interactive breakout sessions. Please contact Events for further…
Education and Training in Ireland
In response to the report on Education and Training in Ireland published on 19 November by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA), the Law Society of Ireland has launched the Peart Commission Report, developed by an expert group chaired by Mr Justice Michael Peart of the Court of Appeal. The report contains 30 recommendations setting out…
SQE to be introduced in Autumn 2021
The new assessment to ensure consistent, high standards for qualifying solicitors – the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) – will be introduced in autumn 2021, with the candidate fee likely to range between £3,000 – £4,500. We had previously proposed a launch date of no earlier than autumn 2020. We have now responded to feedback from…
Event: IBA Law Firm Management Committee Conference
IBA Law Firm Management Committee Conference 7 December 2018 | Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow, Russian Federation TOPICS INCLUDE: New Products, New Destinations, New Dimensions Who Will Be Our Next Generation of Partners? Law Firm as an Employer: Managing Reputation in the Markets for Legal Talents Attorneys Under Attack: Managing the high risks of legal practice…
Event: Compliance Officers Conference 2018
Compliance Officers Conference 2018 11 December 2018|The ICC, Birmingham Now in its sixth year, the popularity of our Compliance Officers Conference sees us move to a new, larger venue – Birmingham’s ICC. With a mix of presentations, breakouts and panel sessions, this free event offers Compliance Officers up-to-date information on key compliance topics. Responding to…
Event: LawNet Annual Conference 2018
LawNet Annual Conference 2018 Friday 23rd November There is nothing new about change. In circa 401 BC, Greek philosopher Heraclitus wrote, “Everything changes, and nothing remains still” yet nearly 2,500 years later many people still struggle to cope with change and roughly 75% of all change programmes in organisations fail. Today, with so many surprises…
The battle to substitute English law in Europe has begun
Whatever the outcome of the negotiations over the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom many operators are already taking for granted that English law will lose much of its appeal for governing financial transactions and other transactions between institutions and large companies where more than one European Union jurisdiction is involved….