Mishcon de Reya LLP has announced plans to explore floating on the London Stock Exchange by the end of the year. Mischon would become the seventh law firm to join the exchange since the law was changed to make that possible in 2007.
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Lawyers for a former British soldier charged with the attempted murder of a 27-year-old man in 1974 have launched a bid to bring a claim for discriminatory treatment to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Dennis Hutchings, who served in the British Army for 26 years, is being prosecuted for
Irwin Mitchell is reportedly considering a stock market flotation which would make it the most valuable legal services company on the London Stock Exchange. The Sheffield-based firm, which has 15 offices across Great Britain including one in Glasgow, has been working with investment bankers at Roths
Prosecutions for the possession of cannabis have declined dramatically in the UK over the past decade, according to new figures. New analysis from House of Commons researchers shows that the number of prosecutions fell by around a third from 160,733 in 2010/11 to 110,085 in 2019/20.
Home Office officials have been accused by prominent barristers of breaching the civil service code by publishing a press release conflating "child rapists" with "failed asylum seekers". One Pump Court Chambers lodged a formal complaint with support from Garden Court Chambers, a number of immig
Spain is set to legalise assisted dying, becoming the fifth country in Europe and the sixth in the world to allow terminally ill people to end their life. Legislation providing for the regulation of assisted dying was approved by Spanish MPs this month with 202 in favour, 141 against and two abstent
In its judgment in the case of Gilligan v Ireland, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously held that there had been no violation of Article 6 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the length of several sets of
The presidents of the law societies of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland have condemned the military coup in Myanmar. The Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar, seized power at the start of February, detaining government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other prominent members of her party.
Search giant Google has been fined €1.1 million by French authorities for displaying "misleading" star ratings for hotels and other tourist accommodations. The French competition watchdog, the DGCCRF, launched an investigation in 2019 following complaints from hoteliers who said star ratin
Australians can no longer access or share news on Facebook after the social media giant responded to proposed new legislation with sweeping restrictions on news content. Legislation which would establish a "mandatory code of conduct" for news media businesses and digital platforms was approved at th
Turkish human rights lawyer Eren Keskin has been sentenced to more than six years' imprisonment for terror offences. Ms Keskin, who co-chairs the Ankara-based NGO the Human Rights Association (İHD), was one of four defendants in a case concerning Özgür Gündem, a daily newspaper which
Native Welsh speakers are continuing to face discrimination in HM Prison Berwyn, the UK's largest prison, campaigners have said. Concerns about the treatment of prisoners who speak Welsh as a first language have previously been raised by the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), the House of Commons W
Denmark has become the first country in the world to announce an official "vaccine passport" scheme allowing those vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel abroad. From the end of February, those holding the so-called "corona passport" will be able to travel abroad, relieving pressure on companies whos
Tayside Solicitors Property Centre (TSPC) expects property prices to continue to rise this year. Chairman Hugh Mckay said property sales have risen by 35 per cent in the final four months of last year.
Former US president Donald Trump has appointed new lawyers for his imminent impeachment trial following the late-in-the-day collapse of his defence team. He had been abandoned by five lawyers due to disagreements over legal strategy less than two weeks before the beginning of the landmark impeachmen
