Legal first

Britain’s legal services are to be showcased in London in February 2015 at the first ever UK Global Law Summit, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced. The event will mark 800 years of the Magna Carta. Grayling said the summit would be “a world class conference showcasing the UK's unrivalled legal expertise, based on a long history of freedom and justice”. “I am determined to help UK law firms and lawyers succeed in the global race and develop the business opportunities created by their world-class reputation,” he added.