litigation solicitors

Brother of Stephen Lawrence launches racism case against met police

January 9, 2013

Stuart Lawrence, 35, the brother of Stephen Lawrence has launched a race discrimination case against Britain’s biggest police force, claiming officers have harassed him due to his skin colour. He claimed that Metropolitan Police officers had stopped him at least 25 times over recent years because he was black. Mr Lawrence a teacher by profession […]

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Clients can get financial advice from other sources referred by solicitors and not just independent advisers

December 4, 2012

A recent board meeting would see the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) recommending that the traditional requirement on solicitors in the UK to refer clients in need of financial advice to ‘independent intermediaries’ should be done away with. It would instead suggest that the regulator should change its rules so that solicitors put clients in a […]

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