Does the Law Society have a future?
am 28.03.2006 von Handakte WebLAWgThis Thursday, the Law Society kicks off a debate on the future of the 150-year-old body that represents 100,000 solicitors in England and Wales. So what does the future hold? Is the society a costly and irrelevant …
About Queens Counsel
Weblawg.de / ... The QC system was suspended three years ago by the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, after concerns were raised about its fairness. Last week the first new QCs since then were appointed under a resumed and reformed process. Only four …
Jonathan Zittrain: The Future of the Internet - and how to stop it
IP|Notiz / Oxford- Proffessor Zittrain hat ein Buch über die Zukunft des Internet geschrieben, das sich mit der Architektur, auch der rechtlichen, des Internet auseinandersetzt. Die Reviews von eminenten Zeitzeugen sind beeindruckend: This book is fundamental.…
UKs richest lawyer faces Law Society ban
Jurabilis / The senior partner of Warrington firm Avalon Solicitors has emerged as the UKs highest-earning solicitor, taking home a profit in the region of £13m last year. But he is now at risk of being struck off due to his role in the controversial miners co…
New Forum: Debate Europe
Law & Justice / The EU has opened a new website Debate Europe. It is part of the EUs Plan D – where D stands for Dialogue, Debate and Democracy. Plan D is the Commissions contribution to the period of reflection on the future of the EU, which was called for by He…
UK legal newspapers and journals online
Transblawg / On Delia Venables’ website, there is a page with links to legal journals and newspapers with some or all content available free online. The Solicitors Journal has just relaunched its website and is worth looking at. It’s not to be conf…
UK: Trade Mark Attorney
MarkenBlog / ITMA and the Law Society reach agreement on trade mark registration applications. Following mediation the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) and The Law Society have reached agreement on ITMA’s application to register TRADE MARK ATTORNEY…
Indemnify and hold harmless / Schad- und klaglos halten
Transblawg / This topic arose in connection with a mailing-list discussion about schaden- und klaglos halten, which is probably intended to be schad- und klaglos halten and is not necessarily an Austriacism. The question arose (at least for me) whether you need…
The future of blogging…
Handakte WebLAWg / So where is this whole blogging thing going? Tom Mighell has an excellent article on the future of blogging in the current issue of Law Practice magazine. Tom certainly knows the history of blogging and everyone listens when he talks about the future…
We Should not Condone Naked Lawyer-Bashing
Law & Justice / Solicitors could be unfairly penalised for the failings of the legal profession south of the Border should the Scottish Executive replicate the Clementi White Paper proposals, the Law Society of Scotland has warned. Douglas Mill, the societys chief…
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