STANDING COUNSEL FOR THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS

The Attorney General appoints a member of the intellectual property Bar or a solicitor advocate to provide the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks with advice when required and to act for him in proceedings before the higher courts. With the term of the existing appointments due to expire at the end of 2008, the Attorney General is now looking to refill these posts, with the following practice:

• Two appointments will be made, and the work will be split equally between the two.
• Appointments will be for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of an extension up to a further five years at the discretion of the Attorney General.
• Advocates will be invited to apply for appointments in an open competition.

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NEW EQUAL PAY CAMPAIGN: AWS and Law Society join forces to address pay inequalities for women

At the successful inaugural Fiona Woolf lecture on 20th May, the Association of Women Solicitors and the Law Society launched their new equal pay campaign to highlight inequalities of pay in the legal sector. You can find out more and get involved with this campaign here...