Early Day Motion·EDM 120
ETHICS OF LAW FIRMS
22 May 201218 Signatures
Motion Text
That this House is disturbed by evidencethat legal firms in the UK are increasingly combining their legal services with a lobbying function; notes that this practice in the US has compromised legal standards; is concerned that the proposed register of lobbyists would not cover such law firms and their lobbying activities; and calls on the Government to act to discourage this trend in the UK, in partnership with the Law Society and other professional associations.