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South Africa’s Constitutional Democracy at Twenty - Problems and Perils
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the Law Society are delighted to host Justice Edwin Cameron who has been a Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa since 2009 and who chaired Wits’ governing council between 1998 and 2008. He was and remains the only person occupying high ...
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Law Society join letter on ‘Solidarity with UAE lawyers’
Sir Earlier this month, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul published the findings of her 9 day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ms Knaul concluded that the UAE judiciary is under the ‘de facto’ control of the government, that lawyers are ...
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The Law Society expressed concern regarding the treatment of lawyers in Iran
The Law Society is concerned with the treatment of Abdolfattah Soltani, Hootan Dolati and Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, currently held at Evin Prison, Tehran, particularly following the reported violence in Section 350 on 17 April, 2014. We understand that Abdolfattah Soltani, a prominent human rights lawyer, was arrested on 10 September 2011 ...
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Law Society condemns attack on Pakistani court
The Law Society condemns the fatal attack at a Pakistani court on Monday and extends its condolences to members of the legal profession who were affected. Eleven people were killed and 24 injured when unknown men, armed with guns and bomb vests, attacked an Islamabad district court on Monday morning. ...
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Law Society concerned following European Court of Human Rights ruling on client-lawyer meeting confidentiality
Posted 27th March 2014 The Law Society is concerned that a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling, which found in favour of Turkish authorities recording meetings between a client and his lawyers, could have far-reaching implications for the confidentiality of the lawyer-client relationship. The ECtHR ruled this week that ...
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Law Society calls for action as human rights lawyer Phil Shiner receives death threats
Law Society calls for action as human rights lawyer receives death threats The Law Society has publicly condemned threats made against the lives of lawyers after prominent human rights lawyer Phil Shiner received death threats against both him and his family. Phil Shiner has been subject to intimidation and harassment ...
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NewsGraham Turnbull human rights lecture 2015
The prize-giving event will take place on the evening of 16 April where former attorney general Dominic Grieve will award the winners. On the evening the essay title will be discussed by Conor Gearty, human rights expert and professor of human rights law at LSE. This free event will be ...
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Tajikistan: Arrest and detention of lawyer
The Law Society and Lawyers for Lawyers (in Netherlands) are concerned to learn of the arrest and detention of Shukhrat Qudratov, a prominent defence lawyer in Tajikistan who had represented the former Minister of Industry, Zaid Saidov. According the Tajikistan’s Anticorruption Agency, Shukhrat Qudratov was detained on July 21 on ...
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Lack of safeguards for slavery survivors
The Law Society has submitted evidence to the Modern Slavery Bill Public Committee. While the Society supports plans to address modern slavery, it raised concerns including the lack of adequate safeguarding of survivors of slavery and trafficking.
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NewsLaw Society visit to Colombia highlights human rights issues
The visit was part of the Colombia Caravana 2014, an international initiative to support the work of lawyers in Colombia. Lawyers in Colombia receive death threats, are persecuted and harassed on a frequent basis.
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NewsLaw Society granted special consultative status at the UN
The Law Society has been granted unprecedented access to the United Nations. This special consultative status provides the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales with unprecedented access to member states and the United Nations system. The Society will have scope to collaborate with member states on issues including ...
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New consumer contracts regulations
New consumer protection regulations which came into force on 13 June will apply to solicitors’ retainers entered into on or after that date. Solicitors will need to review their standard retainers, client care letters and model agreements.
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NewsRight to die appeal dismissed by Supreme Court
A majority in the Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals seeking a ruling that current English law is incompatible with the right to dignity and a private life.