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A growing number of ethnic minority solicitors are bringing race discrimination claims against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the body created by the Law Society to regulate solicitors and law firms. Many point to the inconsistencies in the decision making process within the SRA in relation to ethnic minority solicitors, when compared with decisions made against white solicitors.
The Society of Black Lawyers is calling for the immediate prosecution of the three remaining men who are suspected of being involved in the racist murder of the black teenager, Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The …
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP) has published its statistical analysis of all recorded deaths in state custody between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2011. This represents an important piece of …
The Professional Conduct Department at the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published its annual diversity report.
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has published its first ever decision on a communication. In the decision, issued on 22 March 2011, on communication 002/2009 IHRDA …
Ali Dizaei, the former Scotland Yard chief who spent more than a year in prison, has been reinstated as a commander with the Metropolitan Police.
Mr Dizaei was given his job back on Thursday night following …
The Society of Black Lawyers is a member of the SRA Equality and Diversity External Implementation Group (EIG).
The EIG was established to oversee the SRA’s implementation of Lord Herman Ouseley’s recommendations following his 2008 report …
Age discrimination claims rose 164% in 2010, despite an overall fall in the number of employment claims, according to figures obtained by London firm EMW.
Data from employment tribunals shows that they issued 1,100 age discrimination …
Four Kenyans who claim they were tortured by the British more than 50 years ago are suing the UK Government. They say they endured horrific abuse at the hands of colonial officials suppressing the Mau …
The Society of Black Lawyers has called on the Coalition Government to reconsider its proposals to cut Legal Aid.
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