FOCUS OF THE DAY: Legal chiefs and academics today demanded new laws to stop police and security services from spying on meetings between lawyers and their clients. In a declaration to mark European Lawyers Day, the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Faculty of Advocates argue that codes to protect legal professional privilege from state surveillance and acquisition of communications data are weak and ineffectual. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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