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Law Society Gazette 5 August 2013

Firms still hostile to judicial ambitions

More than half (57%) of solicitors eligible for judicial appointment say that they could not rely on the support of their firms when applying for the bench, according to research by the Judicial Appointments Commission. In contrast, 80% of barristers are confident their chambers would support their application.

14 August 2003

Global bar leaders unite in Guantanamo attack

Leaders of the legal professions in the UK, Australia, Canada and France this week called for the return of their countries’ nationals being held by the US military authorities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

25 August 1993

Ministers moot law on privacy

The idea of a civil remedy for the infringement of privacy, with maximum damages of £10,000, has been floated by the government. The move comes in response to the recommendation by Sir David Calcutt, in his review of press self-regulation, that the government should give further consideration to such a tort.

31 August 1983

Independence of the professions

In his Blundell Memorial Lecture, Sir David Napley asserts that members of the professions who are employed in government or industry are frequently under pressure from their employers to act in a manner inconsistent with their professional principles. I hope Sir David will reconsider his remarks, which many solicitors in commerce and industry find offensive.

August 1953

Solicitor-artists

A member, who is an artist in his spare time, has suggested that there must be many solicitors who are interested in this subject and that it might be possible for the legal profession to hold an art exhibition from time to time. Any members who are interested in forming a Legal Art Society are invited to communicate with the secretary.