Birmingham Law Centre faces the axe after a century

Britain’s second biggest city could be without a law centre by the end of this month unless funding can be found to keep it afloat.

Birmingham Law Centre is descended from bodies that have offered free legal advice and representation for nearly 100 years.

Its five solicitors and 15 paralegal and support staff assist around 2,000 clients a year. The board of trustees last week concluded that unless the centre’s financial situation changes dramatically it may not be able to remain open past the end of January.

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Jones Day faces court action in Chinese branding dispute

A Chinese law firm based in Guangdong province’s manufacturing hub Dongguan has filed a lawsuit against Jones Day alleging that the US firm has damaged its reputation in an ongoing tussle over their Chinese brands.
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Justice and Security Bill faces a rough ride

The Justice & Security Bill is to allow the courts, through the ‘limited use of closed proceedings’, to consider all material relating to a case without needing to disclose information that could risk national security.

The government says its purpose is to ‘respond to the challenge of using sensitive information in civil proceedings where the government is party, without risking disclosure contrary to the public interest’. It will also ‘enhance the current oversight regimes’ of the security and intelligence agencies.

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Whitehall faces conflict with lawyers over plans to cut immigration

Immigration was not high on the political agenda at the millennium. Indeed, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the new immigration and work permit rules that emerged in the UK were seen by many businesses and their advisers as a spirited attempt to get our corner of the world economy moving again after a significant shock to political and commercial confidence.

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