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Herbert Smith to open Belfast office to handle litigation due diligence

Not sure how you justify any of those arguments. NI produces many high class lawyers. They have as much experience in litigation matters as most lawyers/paralegals in England bar magic circle firms. Also, the law in NI is largely the same as that in England and Wales apart from a few minor differences in land law (which are incorporated into the land law modules studied at QUB anyway). Finally, unlike in England and Wales, law students who qualify in NI have to pass an entrance exam before they can even begin their professional studies, unlike those in England and Wales who simply fill in application forms and hand over money. You could argue they are better prepared to take on these tasks as they have many more hoops to jump through before they can finally practise!

24-Nov-2010

3:17 pm