Law graduates who have completed both academic and vocational stages of their training could act for litigants in person in some court proceedings, Sir Terence Etherton, the Master of the Rolls, has suggested. They would be subject to professional regulation and be covered by the university or pro bono advice centre’s professional indemnity insurance. Sir Terence was speaking at the LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards and Lecture, hosted by Allen and Overy and sponsored by LexisNexis and the Law Society. Bob Nightingale, of the London Legal Support Trust, was presented with an award for outstanding commitment.
14 December 2016
LIPs proposal
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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