Let’s start with the losers as in the main that’s what the election has been all about
First up the Law Society reports
Hung parliament deals blow to justice reforms
eforms to the justice system – along with the entire Conservative government platform – have been cast into limbo by the hung parliament returned in the general election. A weakened Theresa May administration formed in coalition with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists is likely to avoid any controversial measures in the Queen’s speech, due on 19 June.
One casualty could be an early replacement for the Prisons and Courts Bill abandoned in April when the last parliament was dissolved. Another is likely to be the Conservative manifesto proposal to merge the Serious Fraud Office into the National Crime Agency.
Law Society of England and Wales president Robert Bourns said: ‘No matter the composition of the UK government, the Law Society will work to promote access to justice, the rule of law and the independence of the profession. These positions were clearly laid out in our manifesto which also included our priorities for the Brexit negotiations and reiterated our support for human rights.’
Robert Bell, partner at international firm Bryan Cave, echoed the concern about Brexit: ’Apart from the inevitable uncertainty and difficulty of executing normal parliamentary business, the result of a hung parliament has plunged the Brexit negotiations with the European Union due to start on 19 June into disarray,’ he said.
‘Despite all the tough talk about “strength and stability” and walking away from a bad deal if no advantageous terms were offered by the EU 27, this election has changed everything. Driving through a hard Brexit agenda is not going to win her the cross party support in the House of Commons she will need to carry the day. Most MPs don’t back leaving the single European market and it only needs a few rebels to torpedo the government’s EU negotiating strategy.’
Here are some winners. The Lawyer (UK) documents which lawyers got past the post and will be entering the commons
New lawyers have were elected to Parliament as the country voted in yesterday’s General Election.
Pinsent Masons lawyer Paul Masterson pulled off a surprise win for the Conservatives in East Renfrewshire, with an 18 per cent increase in the vote share, defeating the Scottish National Party.
Fiona Onasanya also pulled off a shock win in Peterborough. The solicitor at St Ives firm DC Law, who has previously worked for Howes Percival and Eversheds, won for Labour, beating the Conservative incumbent.
In the marginal Bristol North West seat, Labour’s Darren Jones, a lawyer at BT, beat the Conservative incumbent Charlotte Leslie.
Simon Clarke, a solicitor standing for the Conservatives, narrowly took Middlesbrough & South East Cleveland from Labour.
Bim Afolami, a former lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, was elected in the safe Conservative seat of Hitchin and Harpenden.
Employment barrister Ellie Reeves won the safe Labour seat of Lewisham West & Penge, while in Manchester Gorton, solicitor Afzal Khan also won for Labour.
But in Kingston & Surbiton, barrister James Berry, standing for the Conservatives, was ousted by Lib Dem Ed Davey.
Full results to follow…
and here as well
The Lawyer also live blogged it all , if you feel like re-running the Tory train crash
