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Gus John to carry out comparative case review

Share/Bookmark Professor Gus John, a consultant and well-known expert in equality and race relations issues, has been commissioned to carry out an independent comparative case review to determine if there is any disparity in the Solicitors Regulation Authority‘s (SRA) regulatory decision- making between black and minority ethnic (BME), and white solicitors. The move forms part of
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Reviewing legal education: hell of a job

Share/Bookmark The following article was published by The Guardian on July 13th, 2012 Professor Gus John, the chair of the diversity group advising the biggest review of training for lawyers in thirty years, has issued a call for “affirmative action” to compel the legal profession to recruit more students from lower socio-economic backgrounds into its
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Gus John to advise on Legal Education and Training Review

Share/BookmarkProfessor Gus John is to chair the Equality & Diversity and Social Mobility (EDSM) Group that will contribute to the Legal Education and Training Review. The Legal Education and Training Review is a joint project of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and ILEX Professional Standards. It constitutes a fundamental, evidence-based review of education and training requirements across regulated
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