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BPP apologises for over recruitment
The BPP law school has apologised to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for its ‘inadvertent over-recruitment’ of students on its Bar Vocational Course. The results of the BSB’s investigation have just been published including with the BPP’s formal response.
Harvard law student wins Google Buzz settlement
08th September 2010A law student at Harvard Law School who launched a class action privacy lawsuit against Google Buzz, for sharing personal data without user content has won an $8.5m settlement from Google.
Eva Hibnick, 24, received an email offering her Buzz, the new Google social networking service. She was not interested and clicked ‘no’ – but her instruction was ignored by Google and her email contacts were included on public Buzz profiles when it was launched in February.
It is understood the settlement money will be donated to internet privacy groups. Google has also pledged to “undertake wider public education about the privacy aspects of Buzz”.
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Law student who won landmark race case jailed for theft
08th September 2010 The career of a BPP College law student lies in ruins after being convicted of stealing £65,000 from the Orange mobile phone company.
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New QLTS launched
08th September 2010 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a new Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) with Kaplan as the sole provider.
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ILEX move towards probate
03rd September 2010 The Institute of Legal Executives is in the process of applying for the right to grant powers for legal executives to make grants of probate, meaning legal executives and will writers could perform the grant of probate.
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