Criminal barristers have called off their walk out in protest against legal aid cuts as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed that they would be postponed until at least the summer of 2015.
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Imminent Changes To Employment Law
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Solicitors Get Guidance On Incorporating Islamic Law Into Wills
The Law Society of England and Wales has issued guidance to solicitors on incorporating Islamic law into the British legal system for the first time, which will allow them to draw up “Sharia-compliant” wills.
Third Walk Out For Lawyers
Criminal solicitors have voted to walk out in a protest against a £215m cut in the legal aid budget and fee cuts for lawyers of up to 30 per cent, with their action coinciding with a 24-hour stoppage by the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo).