Lawyers at risk from far-right groups
Chair of the Law Society’s Policy & Regulatory Affairs Committee, Jonathan Goldsmith writes in the Gazette about the aftermath of last week’s violent riots, which targeted the legal profession.
The piece mentions that the Law Society reached out to those firms and solicitors under threat. The piece also mentions the consequences of last week’s riots on the criminal justice system.
IT Security News covers the Law Society’s response to the targeting of lawyers and law firms by rioters last week.
Law Society president Nick Emmerson said: "We have serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of our members following names and addresses of a number of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies being shared on a list of targets for further protest and violence this week.
"I have written to the prime minister, lord chancellor and home secretary today asking that the threats against the legal profession are treated with the utmost seriousness.
"A direct assault on our legal profession is a direct assault on our democratic values and we are supporting our members who are being targeted.”
Indian legal market
Law.com covers the entry of foreign law firms and lawyers to India. The piece mentions the Law Society’s role in opening up the Indian legal market.
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