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Over 3,500 solicitors and barristers across England & Wales celebrated in inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List endorsed by Lady Chief Justice

17th June 2024, LONDON – The Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee is proud to announce the publication of the inaugural Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales,...

Developments in the public interest defence in defamation

The impact of the rapid development of the digital technology on data usage and its distribution has become one of the central topics of...

Private Prosecutions in the Public Eye

Since the dramatised Post Office “scandal” aired on ITV and humanised the negatives of these particular private prosecutions, the practice has been thrust into the public eye, provoking...

How the Bar Standards Board could Accelerate Innovation at the Bar

Back in September 2020, we forecast the increased emergence of genuine ‘Bar firms’ which emulate firms of solicitors but are owned and managed by...

The legal crisis management revolution: Some thoughts from the sanctions revolution

By Prof. Dr. Viktor Winkler, LL.M. (Harvard), Attorney at German and EU law and professor of law, Frankfurt/Germany I advise clients in the most sudden...

A plea for more pro bono work

As I write this article, I anticipate that the majority, if not all of the readers will have undertaken some form of pro bono...

The BSB joins the UK Regulators Network

The BSB is pleased to announce that we have joined the UK Regulators Network (UKRN). Established in 2014, the UKRN works to promote effective...

BSB launches its Anti-Racist Strategy 2024-2027

Following on from the publication of its Anti-Racist Statement in 2020, the BSB has now launched its Anti-Racist Strategy covering the period 2024-2027. This new Strategy sets our...

The State of English Justice

“Oh dear, how sad, never mind.” This is the almost sotto voce retort from anyone in power with responsibility for every aspect of the...

BSB implements amendments to widen its powers to protect the public

In June 2023, the BSB issued a consultation document seeking views on proposed changes which would widen the powers of the BSB and of Disciplinary Tribunals...

A Fine Example of a Broken System

Though it’s approaching four years since the world as we then knew, was plunged into chaos, think back to March 2020 and just how...

Law and The Truth

I was recently very honoured to speak at the launch of The City University 2024 Law Review. The Editorial team of the City Law student's own...

The proposed Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2024 is unnecessary

By Dr Stephen Castell CITP MEWI and Jonathan Bolls, Attorney at Law Abstract The Law Commission’s proposed Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2024, seeking to create...

Are legal qualifications really worth the time and money?

By Malcolm Trotter, global education and training professional If you are going to invest in yourself and your legal future career prospects by studying...

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