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Two-Thirds of Legal Professionals Expect No Rise in SFO Convictions

10th December 2019
Survey of white-collar crime lawyers conducted by Rahman Ravelli reveals low expectations of SFO.
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WTO Faces International Trade Settlement Dispute Crisis

9th December 2019
The World Trade Organization, the international party that usually deals with multinational legal disputes between trading nations, is currently facing a crisis in its system.
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New Figures Reveal Barristers' Commitment to Pro Bono

5th December 2019
As Pro Bono Week gets underway, new Bar Council figures reveal that a record high of one in every four barristers practising in England and Wales undertook pro bono work in 2018.
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Barristers Skip Court Security but Solicitors Must Queue

3rd December 2019
A scheme has been introduced across more than 50 courts in the UK allowing barristers to bypass court security, unlike solicitors, which must still queue and be checked.
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Baker McKenzie Sexual Misconduct Hearing Underway

2nd December 2019
This week International law firm Baker McKenzie faces an investigation hearing by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations of sexual misconduct within the firm.
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55% Worried About the US Trade Deal Impacting the NHS

2nd December 2019
Brexit dominates the UK with a major concern on the impact it will have on the National Health Service (NHS). The newly released survey on “Over-The-Counter (OTC) and Pharma 2019” by the business data platform Statista assesses the responses of more than 2,000 UK consumers.
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Barristers Call for Australia-Style Laws After Grenfell Phase 1 Report

29th November 2019
Two of 3PB’s specialist construction barristers have recently called for Australia-style legislation for the house and building construction industry after the Grenfell Report lats month.
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How Far Can Sanctions Hurt Trade in a Country?

27th November 2019
Recent news reports Turkey becoming the latest target of US sanctions, with news also reporting its agreement with the US to halt Syria assault.
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US Supreme Court to Hear ‘No Fly List’ Appeal

25th November 2019
Last week the government’s petition to appeal a dispute over whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows lawsuits for money damages against individual federal workers who placed individuals on the ‘no fly list’.
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Half of Judiciary Will Be Women by 2033

25th November 2019
President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has promised that half of judges will be women by 2033.
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