TheLawyer.com reports a perhaps unprecedented agreement among all of the managing partners of the Magic Circle firms to protest against the Clementi report’s suggested reforms (which are reflected in a bill pending before Parliament). The Clementi reforms propose, among other changes, alternative business structures for law firms–including those allowing non-lawyers to own equity in law firms. There has been some dissent, including the Magic Circle firms’ current claim that such alternative structures would jeopardize the legal profession’s independence–and lose lots of revenue.
Stay tuned. Any such reforms sweeping the UK would likely cross the Pond…
International arbitrators from around the globe regularly attend the Institute for Transnational Arbitration’s annual conference in Dallas. This year’s conference on June 21 will focus on complex energy disputes. Young international arbitrators are gathering a day early for a special meeting sponsored by ICDR Young & International, LCIA Young International Arbitrators Group and USCIB Young Arbitrators Forum. International arbitrators–experienced or aspiring–shouldn’t miss this opportunity for CLE and networking.
Did you prick up your ears this week when fellow lawyer Andrew Speaker was caught traveling internationally with drug resistant TB? (He was a personal injury lawyer; I like to think that an international lawyer wouldn’t have done that!) Speaker’s trip contravened the World Health Organization’s Guidelines for Prevention and Control: Tuberculosis and Air Travel.
Before you travel abroad, minimize your risk of infection. Check the World Health Organization’s website for the latest information on communicable diseases throughout the world, and tips for reducing your exposure risk.
