The UK Law Society Gazette Deputy Master Marzec said Jaqueline Samuels could not prove that Christopher Henry had written the three reviews, and in any case could not prove that they caused her business serious harm. The first review had appeared two weeks after the legal ombudsman rejected a complaint from Henry about his service…

CALS NEWSLETTER | FALL 2024 It’s that time of year—our students are looking ahead to finals and the end of the semester. It has been an exciting fall, with a rich variety of animal law events. Our Fall Newsletter features some highlights of the semester, including: Animal Law Welcome Week; the diverse courses our students…

The BBC A British lawyer has died after a suspected methanol poisoning that is thought to have killed four others in Laos, south-east Asia. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, south-east London, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the tourist town of Vang Vieng. In a statement, the Foreign…

The Law Society Gazette Former criminal bar leader Jo Sidhu KC is not a monster, he is not a predator and no adverse inference should be drawn from his decision not to give evidence, his legal team have told a tribunal considering professional misconduct charges brought against him by the Bar Standards Board. Sidhu initially…

CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2023 — A new report published by the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession, “Legal Careers of Parents and Child Caregivers,” sheds light on how parenting impacts the legal careers of mothers and fathers. The report, based on survey responses from more than 8,000 lawyers nationwide in various work settings (including in-house)…

The BBC Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as the military commander of Hamas. A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. A warrant was…

The LA Times The 18 counts filed Thursday follow an initial filing of disciplinary charges in August and provide more examples of how the bar contends that Spolin and his Westside firm used deceptive marketing and outright lies to convince desperate families to hire him. One alleged violation concerned a 2023 news release on Spolin’s website announcing…