Cross-practice Group Brings Together Firmwide Experience to Support the Fast-Growing Cannabis Industry June 4, 2019 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce the launch of a new Cannabis Industry Team. Currently, the team is comprised of more than 70 attorneys from 12 of the firm’s offices. “With worldwide legal cannabis spending at
Overlawyered? Apparently not if the latest US figures are anything to go by. The last decade has seen a 14.5 per cent increase in the number of lawyers in the US. The ABA Journal has reported that lawyers in the US from the beginning of this year now number 1,352,027, up from 1,180,386 in 2009.
A year-long report undertaken by the Law Society of England & Wales has said there is a need for urgent oversight over the use of complex algorithms in the justice system. The Law Society Technology and Law Policy Commission published its report on algorithms in criminal justice alongside an interactive map that allows the public
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Consumer and professional views have been ignored by the Legal Services Board (LSB), the Law Society of England and Wales said as the oversight regulator ushered in new rules governing professional indemnity insurance (PII) for solicitors. “We are increasingly concerned by the LSB’s lax approach to regulation,” said Law Society president Christina Blacklaws. “Regulation exists
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Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed Jacquie Hodgson as its Head of Alternative Legal Services (ALT), Johannesburg in South Africa. Hodgson will provide support to further expand on the successful foundation laid by the existing Johannesburg-based team over the past two years. ALT combines legal expertise, process efficiency and the latest technology to handle high-volume or
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In a career of high publicity and renown, Melbourne barrister Bret Walker SC has the case of his career on his hands with the attempt to free former Cardinal George Pell from prison. But the Court are listening, along with the rest of Australia and legal world. Walker’s attempts to persuade the Appeal Court that
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DLA Piper New Zealand is very pleased to announce the appointment of two Special Counsel: Auckland’s Melissa Johnston and Wellington’s Emma Moran. DLA Piper has the best record among our major law firms with the appointment of women to senior positions, and both Melissa and Emma are outstanding lawyers. Melissa Johnston becomes the Pro Bono
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Weil’s pro bono program aids those facing injustice and in need of quality legal assistance for which they lack resources. Our clients may be wrongfully convicted prisoners on death row or nonprofit organizations such as the U.K.’s leading disability charity, Scope. Aiding the less fortunate in need of legal assistance is not only an ethical
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UK retail is in crisis with many high street brands struggling for survival. Increasing numbers are turning to company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) in a bid to restructure their store rental obligations and save their businesses. But has the pendulum swung too far in favour of retailers? Here Clifford Chance experts explore what lies ahead for
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On the same day that thousands of families across the country took to the streets to protest against cuts to special educational needs funding, leading London law firm Fieldfisher celebrated its five-year partnership with the National Deaf Children’s Society in supporting deaf children. Over 60 guests attended a reception organised by Fieldfisher, which took place on Thursday 30
