The Guardian Labour leader joins Shami Chakrabarti to condemn cuts to legal aid while row continues over duty criminal solicitors’ contract Barristers and solicitors demonstrate outside parliament against cuts to legal aid in March 2014. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Entitlement to legal aid is…
The Independent Britain’s most scandal-hit police force faces a slew of legal claims after being accused of using controversial anti-terrorism powers to snoop on officers blowing the whistle on racism. Cleveland constabulary faces claims that it secretly obtained details from confidential emails between Asian officers and their representatives and solicitors to defend against employment cases…
Lancashire Telegraph A LAW firm in East Lancashire has been given a clean bill of health over a £700,000 loan to a suspected mortgage fraudster in the West Midlands. Alton and Co, which has offices in Accrington and Longridge, was taken to the High Court by Birmingham-based Brook Properties Ltd over the December 2007 transaction.…
The Guardian Getting back into the swing of work at the beginning of the year can can be tough for any student. But for second-year law students there’s the added stress of upcoming vacation scheme application deadlines to contend with. Vacation schemes – a period of two to four week’s work experience with a commercial…
