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02 April 2009
Issue: 7363 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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LSB to broaden access

Profession

The Legal Services Board has set out its commitment to broadening access to the legal profession.
In a preview to its forthcoming business plan for its first year in operation, the Board said it would “broker constructive working relationships between the profession, its regulators and the providers of legal education; and ensure that diversity and social mobility issues” are at the heart of its work.

Issue: 7363 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Sharpe Pritchard—Victoria Heald-Barraclough

Magic Circle hire strengthens Sharpe Pritchard’s infrastructure finance capability

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin—Iskander Fernandez

Lewis Silkin adds corporate crime specialist to growing dispute resolution team

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr & Co—Michael Charalambous

Morr Co strengthens private client team with partner appointment

NEWS
Should every solicitor found to have acted dishonestly face automatic striking off? The answer, argues John Gould, chair of Russell-Cooke LLP in NLJ this week, is no 
Winning an arbitral award against a state is one thing; enforcing it is another
Can government success in court tell us whether the rule of law is healthy? 
Poorly drafted dispute resolution clauses can trigger litigation before the real dispute is even addressed
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, family lawyers are increasingly confronting the challenges it creates on divorce
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