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Legal Profession
South
Africa
12
October 2009
Speech
by Mr Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development, at the Annual General Meeting of
the Free State Law Society, in Bloemfontein
SA Government
Information website
Scotland
Legal
eagle runs law firm from hospital bed - 18 October
A lawyer is running her legal practice from a hospital bed while
receiving kidney dialysis. Jelina Berlow-Rahman, 30, has
attended Glasgow Royal Infirmary three days a week for the past
four years. Now legal watchdogs have given permission for her to
work on cases and see clients while undergoing treatment.
Jelina, who is waiting for a kidney transplant, said :
"Because the dialysis was eating into so much of my time, I
asked if I could work while in the dialysis ward. Under the
rules, if you have your own practice you must do a minimum of 20
hours a week . . . The courts and tribunals are very helpful as
they try and arrange hearings on the days when I am not on
dialysis". - Sunday
Mail website
United
Kingdom
SRA
responds to Hunt Report - 5 October
The SRA has published a statement on Lord Hunt's report on
regulation of legal services. Peter Williamson, SRA chair, says
: "in his report Lord Hunt makes a large number of
constructive suggestions, many of which reinforce and complement
the SRA’s programme of public interest reforms". - Times
Online blog
See
: Full report via http://www.legalregulationreview.com/site.php?s=1
Lawyer's
£5m battle over ruined career - 11 October
A former president of the Law Society and his City law firm are
being sued for up to £5m over allegations that they helped a
global oil company wreck a barrister's career. Michael Napier
and three other lawyers from his company, Irwin Mitchell, have
been accused of a breach of contract and negligence by Michael
Ford for allegedly colluding with Exxon Mobil. Ford, a barrister
in Hong Kong, claims that he has been unable to practise his
profession for 16 years. Napier, Irwin Mitchell and Exxon deny
the claims. - Guardian
website
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