Fed: Legal profession independence irritates the powerful: Kirby

AAP General News (Australia);  March 20, 2005 ;     371 words ......General News (Australia) 03-20-2005 Fed: Legal profession independence irritates the powerful...threats to the independence of the legal profession, High Court Justice Michael Kirby...the outspoken judge also said the legal profession irritated people in power because...

Prasifka to tackle the legal profession.

Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  March 1, 2008 ;     186 words ...Prasifka to tackle the legal profession The Competition Authority...indepedent regulation of the legal profession in the year ahead, according...professions, and particularly the legal profession. However, notwithstanding...

Focus on the legal profession.(Opinion/Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  April 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......public attention on the role of the legal profession in our national life. Thanks to the...academics. All in all, it was the legal profession's greatest show! Why, even my granddaughter...brought to public view not only the legal profession's triumphs but also its shortcomings...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  June 7, 1999 ;     238 words ......and the Law: Challenges Facing the Legal Profession, that will bring lawyers from a variety...challenges of race and ethnicity facing the legal profession. Attorney General Janet Reno, Education...participants will begin to examine how the legal profession can best serve its clients ...

[1103] Vic: Legal Profession Act 2004 expected to commence soon.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  June 28, 2005 ;     153 words ......Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) Victoria's Legal Profession Act is due to come into effect in...Legislative Assembly must pass the Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments Bill) Bill...partnerships will be permitted under the Legal Profession Act. One of the aims of the Act is...

Fed: Attorneys-General agree on uniform legal profession

AAP General News (Australia);  March 8, 2002 ;     184 words ......Attorneys-General agree on uniform legal profession CANBERRA, March 8 AAP - Australia...step closer to a uniform national legal profession. Attorney-General Daryl Williams said...a range of matters concerning the legal profession over the years, this is the first...

Women now joining the legal profession in record numbers

The Scotsman;  September 11, 2001 ;     547 words ......dressed". But the notoriously stuffy legal profession looks like it is finally being dragged...will soon have the upper-hand in the legal profession and the statistics speak for themselves...Society president Martin McAllister, the legal profession is simply reflecting the times. ...

Interests of Justice: Reforming the Legal Profession.(Book Review)

Stanford Law Review;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Interests of Justice: Reforming the Legal Profession, Deborah Rhode applies her trademark...the conventional wisdom that today's legal profession is lost, betrayed, and in crisis...the loss of professionalism in the legal profession has been around for nearly as long...

A fresh start for the legal profession with changes in top two posts

New Straits Times;  January 1, 2001 ;     635 words ......Times 01-01-2001 A fresh start for the legal profession with changes in top two posts Byline...it'll truly be a New Year for the legal profession. This spot-on timing has delighted...good time for a fresh start for the legal profession. Of course, it was known then that...

The underrepresentation of minorities in the legal profession: a critical...

Michigan Law Review;  February 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......development of Critical Race Theory for the legal profession and larger society? Can Critical Race...Critical Race Theory can have on the legal profession. Part I analyzes an issue that is...particular black attorneys,(1) in the legal profession. After demonstrating the lack of ...

WA: Govt wants review of legal profession watchdog

AAP General News (Australia);  April 10, 2002 ;     440 words ...00-00-0000 WA: Govt wants review of legal profession watchdog By Andrea Mayes PERTH, April...McGinty today called for a review of the legal profession's watchdog after a convicted stalker...deficiencies in the law regulating the legal profession. I'll certainly be talking with the...

Legal Profession Fights Money Laundering With New "Know-Your- Client"...

CCNMatthews Newswire;  March 31, 2008 ;     488 words ......identification rules to ensure the legal profession is at the forefront of the fight against...are very few cases of members of the legal profession knowingly laundering money on behalf...These actions will help members of the legal profession determine whether a client is ...

[1943] NT: Legal profession Bill introduced.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  October 31, 2006 ;     152 words ......Bulletin - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Legal Profession Bill 2006 was introduced into the...Attorney Generals that ensures that the legal profession is regulated in the same manner in...that the measures contained in the Legal Profession Bill 2006 will take effect by April...

Fed: Aust takes step to national legal profession

AAP General News (Australia);  August 7, 2003 ;     270 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Aust takes step to national legal profession CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - Australia has taken a giant step towards a national legal profession, with attorneys-general agreeing on...choice. It will also ensure that the legal profession will be of a uniformly high standard...

Vic; Legal profession "must accommodate women"

AAP General News (Australia);  September 14, 2000 ;     138 words ......Australia) 09-14-2000 Vic; Legal profession "must accommodate women" MELBOURNE, Sept 14 AAP - The legal profession must overhaul its work practices...She said the culture of the legal profession had to be changed if equality...