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Spotlight on lawyers under threat

28 January 2026
Issue: 8147 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , International
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An art exhibition about global threats against lawyers, On the front line for justice, is running until 20 March

It features stories of resilience and courage through art and mixed media, honouring those who have been targeted, imprisoned or lost their life.

Featured pieces include two hundred and thirty eight, an installation inspired by the life of Ebru Timtik, a human rights lawyer who died in prison following a hunger strike protesting the denial of fair trial rights in Turkey. 

Law Society president Mark Evans said it was ‘a privilege’ to host the exhibition at the Law Society’s Chancery Lane headquarters.

Issue: 8147 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , International
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NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
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A Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruling has reopened debate on the availability of ‘user damages’ in competition claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Edward Nyman of Hausfeld explains how the CAT allowed Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen’s alternative damages case against Meta to proceed, rejecting arguments that such damages are barred in competition law
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