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02 April 2009
Issue: 7363 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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LSB to broaden access

Profession

The Legal Services Board has set out its commitment to broadening access to the legal profession.
In a preview to its forthcoming business plan for its first year in operation, the Board said it would “broker constructive working relationships between the profession, its regulators and the providers of legal education; and ensure that diversity and social mobility issues” are at the heart of its work.

Issue: 7363 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

Anthony Collins—20 promotions

20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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