Solicitors alarmed by associate prosecutor proposals

For a man who has retrained throughout a career spanning civil law, criminal law, the public sector, private practice and in-house practice, it comes as no surprise that education is at the top of John Bleasdale’s agenda. As new chair of the Commerce & Industry Group, the association of in-house lawyers with some 4,500 members, Bleasdale wants not just the group’s management but also its members to take a more active role in training both themselves (through the packed schedule of courses the group offers) and prospective in-house lawyers.