The UK’s House of Lords Constitution Committee published its report on Judicial Appointments and concluded that a more diverse judiciary would improve public trust and confidence in the justice system.
Linklaters capital markets lawyer Paulette Mastin was named Diversity Champion 2011 at the Black Solicitors Network’s (BSN) UK Diversity Legal Awards.
A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities, as authorities struggled to contain the country’s race riots.
BLD, also known as the Black Lawyers Directory, was launched in the U.K. in 2006. BLD highlights, promotes and champions diversity within the legal profession in England and Wales.
Dawn Dixon has received the Eva Crawley Award from the U.K’s Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) – its highest honour given for an outstanding contribution to the work of the Association and the advancement of women solicitors.
There are more U.K. women than men entering the legal market and ethnic minorities are over-represented within the English legal profession. So, why are there so few women or ethnic minority partners in law firms?
The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) was developed from the vision of four African-Caribbean solicitors in 1995. It was formally launched in 2003 as a recognized special-interest group of the Law Society of England and Wales.
U.K. Law Society research revealed some black and minority ethnic (BME) lawyers are working for free because they failed to land paid training contracts or work after they were made redundant.
The Black Solicitors Network will hold its Annual Ball and Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Waldorf Hilton London.
Courtenay Griffiths has acted for the defence in some of the UK’s most controversial cases. Talking over the phone from The Hague, Griffiths discusses his legal career with the BBC World Service’s Matthew Bannister.