Jonathan Sumption: the brain of Britain
He terrified opponents as a stellar QC. Now he’s a supreme court judge and revered historian – the establishment personified. So why is Jonathan Sumption not a household name?...
View ArticleExperts and lawyers behaving badly: what sanctions or measures are open to...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Experts and lawyers behaving badly: what sanctions or measures- Publications - Eversheds International Construction and engineering 15-09-2015 Overview One may consider the idea...
View ArticleAttorney General Loretta E. Lynch Hosts the 64th Annual Attorney General’s...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General) Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch recognized 376 Justice Department employees for their distinguished public service today at the 64 Annual Attorney General's...
View ArticleSummary of 2016 Senate Legislative Action (New York State Senate)
(Source: New York State Senate) 2016-2017 NEW YORK STATE BUDGET The New York State 2016-17 State Budget reflects the Senate Republican Conference's commitment to improving the economic opportunities...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View Article12 16 16 - Annual Corporate Governance Report for 2012 (Updated 12.12.16)...
(Source: Petron Corporation) CR07807-2016 The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including...
View Article“Bound by Brotherhood”
Summary This is what I have to say about the wounds on the body of the said accused. Since he was a hard core criminal, he refused to give any information. It was essential to get that information from...
View ArticleExceptional lawyers recognized with Queen's counsel designation (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General) VICTORIA - Thirty-two lawyers have been appointed the honorary title of Queen's counsel (also known as Q.C.), Attorney General and Minister of...
View ArticleACTIVISION BLIZZARD TO ACQUIRE KING FOR $5.9 BN (ISE - The Irish Stock...
(Source: ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc) Activision Blizzard Inc. Not for release, publication or distribution (in whole or in part) in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction For immediate...
View Article“This Crooked System”
Summary I have no hope of getting justice in this crooked system. —Umar Daraz, Karachi, January 2016 How do you expect us to recover stolen items from hardened criminals? Do you think they will agree...
View ArticlePromote solicitors to senior counsel, but keep Bar vibrant
The call for senior Hong Kong solicitors to be recognised as senior counsel will resonate with some who have paid the cost of representation by both a solicitor and a barrister. Writing in the monthly...
View ArticleSolicitor accused of using dead client's MCC membership prosecuted for...
A Sydney lawyer allegedly caught using the identity of a dead client to access the prized Members Reserve at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during AFL...
View ArticleHong Kong's top judge 'keen to raise status of solicitors'
Seasoned solicitors may be a step closer to being honoured as "senior counsel", the status now reserved for barristers that the top judge is said to be favourably disposed to extending to qualified...
View ArticleGerald Kean loses appeal against professional misconduct finding
The High Court has dismissed solicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal against a finding of professional misconduct arising out of his handling of a former client’s case. In a judgement today High Court President...
View ArticleJudgments: key cases in brief
Solicitor guilty of misconduct in attempting to cover up earlier mistake Kean v. Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal [2014]IEHC 432 (High Court, Kearns P, 23 September 2014) High Court dismisses appeal...
View ArticleProposed Handbook changes will have major implications for the solicitor...
(Source: The Law Society) The Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) proposals for changes to their Handbook for solicitor and firm regulation, if accepted, will leave clients with less protection and...
View ArticleTánaiste welcomes Oireachtas approval of nominations for membership and Chair...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) · Vital steps taken in bringing new Legal Services Regulatory Authority into operation. · 11 people approved this week for membership as required...
View ArticleSolicitors' practising certificate fee 9 per cent cut proposed this year -...
(Source: The Law Society) Solicitors could pay £30 less for their practising certificate (PC) fee this year. The Law Society of England and Wales and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today...
View ArticleLawyer who did 'everything' to avoid giving client money guilty of misconduct
A lawyer who did "everything in his power" to avoid paying $10,000 back to a client he negligently represented has been found guilty of professional misconduct. The client had taken the unnamed lawyer...
View ArticleSolicitor with ‘very bad record’ must work under supervision
A solicitor with a “very bad record” of professional misconduct has failed in his High Court bid to overturn a decision he can only practise under supervision of another solicitor. John Condon, a...
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