Ethics Of Law Firms
EDM number 3003 in 2010-12, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 24/04/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Legal profession and Parliament.
That this House is disturbed by evidence that legal firms in the UK are increasingly combining their legal services with a lobbying function;notes that this practice in the United States 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.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sheerman | 24/04/2012 | Huddersfield | Labour | Proposed |
| Bob Russell | 24/04/2012 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Frank Dobson | 24/04/2012 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 24/04/2012 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| David Simpson | 25/04/2012 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
| Graham Stringer | 25/04/2012 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Seconded |
| Naomi Long | 25/04/2012 | Belfast East | Alliance | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 25/04/2012 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 26/04/2012 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 26/04/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 26/04/2012 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 26/04/2012 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Roy | 26/04/2012 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Shannon | 30/04/2012 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 30/04/2012 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 30/04/2012 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
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