The Law Society has for the first time run a stand at the Welsh National Eisteddfod. The stand was officially opened at the beginning of last week's cultural festival at Bala in North Wales by the Welsh-speaking Attorney General, John Morris QC. It was jointly staffed by the Law Society regional offices in Wales, Gwynedd Law Society and the Associated Law Societies of Wales. Solicitors gave free advice in Welsh and English at the festival, and Welsh-language Law Society leaflets were handed out.
Freshfields' PFI deal aborted
Freshfields has expressed bitter disappointment at the Government’s decision to cancel the £500m Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal to redevelop the Treasury, which it was advising on. The Paymaster General, Geoffrey Robinson, terminated negotiations with a consortium led by property developer Stuart Lipton to redevelop the Treasury’s Whitehall headquarters even though the consortium had signed […]