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  • Andrew McKnight (Salans) on a selection of developments in English case law during 2011 relevant to finance transactions

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    Posted by Tom Laidlaw to [...] blog on the 26th June 2012.

    Once again LexisNexis has been lucky enough to persuade Andrew McKnight of Salans and a member of the Editorial Board of the Encyclopaedia of Banking Law to provide a short series of webinars reviewing key case law developments in banking law in 2011...

  • Have you heard...?

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 20th June 2012.

    We all love it when a judge mentions us in a judgment (unless we are the Defendant!) so imagine the joy in Halsbury House when Lord Justice Richards said the following in the Court of Appeal:

    “16. There has been some debate before us as to...

  • BPTC Pub Quiz

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 26th March 2012.

    Here are the questions from tonights quiz. First BPTC student from out of London to send a full list of correct answers with their name, BPTC provider and Inn to askcat@lexisnexis.co.uk wins a £100 donation...

  • Called to the Bar – 26th March 7pm – Revise for exams and win a donation to the charity of your choice!

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 16th March 2012.

    Any BPTC students or barristers wanting to get some revision done, or brush up on their procedure in a pub setting are cordially invited to join us at a FREE PUB QUIZ on Monday the 26th March 2012, at the Penderel’s Oak, High Holborn. There will be...

  • The many uses of pupils – A response to Simon Myerson QC

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 24th February 2012.

    Simon Myerson QC published an article on ‘Legalcheek’ last week ostensibly making rather a good point about the number of pupillages and their related funding; however he also commented in a rather inflammatory way on the use, or rather uselessness, of...

  • Combine the BPTC and LPC? Baroness Deech thinks so…

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 17th February 2012.

    In the Law society Gazette a couple of weeks ago Baroness Deech suggested that one way to improve legal education would be to combine the training of solicitors and barristers. Whilst I agree with her sentiment that “There are too many hard cases at...

  • Try before you buy…

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    Posted by CatDuncan to [...] blog on the 17th February 2012.

    Alex Aldridge (@legalcheek) recently wrote an article for the Guardian about some of the problems UK law schools have faced in recent years. Amongst them were botched exams and results, new logo backlash, and admissions policies (or lack thereof). This...

  • ABS - that's Alternative Business Structure to you, Sir

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin to [...] blog on the 27th January 2012.

    I have had the pleasure of catching up with many of the LexisNexis Student Associates this week. During our conversations, a few of them have told me that law firm application forms and interviews are now containing questions about the rise of...

  • Bar Standards Board BPTC monitoring visits reports

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin to [...] blog on the 5th January 2012.

    As with my last post, I am focussing on some information that I hope will be of use to those of you now thinking ahead to choices about which branch of the profession you want to enter and therefore which vocational course to study. This time I am...

  • Alternatives to the well-trodden career path

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin to [...] blog on the 14th December 2011.

    As many of you are preparing for exams after Christmas and also starting to think about applying for training contracts and vacation schemes, I thought I would draw your attention to a couple of interesting developments.

    The Legal Services Act...