Solicitors are being asked to write to their MP about the practise rights of lawyers post-Brexit. The Law Society has urged its members to contact their MPs in writing to ask that the government negotiate and secure the continued rights of lawyers to practise, establish law firms, and have rights of audience in EU member states. It asks solicitors to point out that failure to secure market access for the legal services sector could jeopardise the legal sector’s positive contribution to the UK economy.
11 April 2018
Access after Brexit remains uncertain
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—four appointments
Firm expands partnership with four lateral hires across key practice areas
Harper James—Lottie Hugo
Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner
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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond
Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands
NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid
growth in 2025, according
to a Financial Benchmarking
Survey, published by the Law
Society last week
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