Ethics Of Law Firms
EDM number 120 in 2012-13, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 22/05/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Legal profession and Parliament.
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.
This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Sheerman | 22/05/2012 | Huddersfield | Labour | Proposed |
| Mike Hancock | 22/05/2012 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 23/05/2012 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 23/05/2012 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Steve Rotheram | 23/05/2012 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Seconded |
| John Pugh | 24/05/2012 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 24/05/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 11/06/2012 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 11/06/2012 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Shannon | 12/06/2012 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| John Leech | 12/06/2012 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Gregory Campbell | 13/06/2012 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 13/06/2012 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Roy | 14/06/2012 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 18/06/2012 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Valerie Vaz | 20/06/2012 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
| Naomi Long | 25/06/2012 | Belfast East | Alliance | Signed |
| Rosie Cooper | 03/09/2012 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
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