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6 Int'l J. Legal Prof. 5 (1999)

handle is hein.journals/injlepro6 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, VOL. 6, NO. 1, 1999 EDITORIAL AVROM SHERR Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), London, UK This issue brings together writings about lawyers in Belgium, China, Israel and England and Wales. Jean Van Houtte's work on in-house lawyers in Belgium draws on Macaulay's studies of how law is used within business and also considers more recent work on non-traditional legal professionals. Van Houtte concludes that the position of in-house lawyers does not yet allow them to move from a curative to a preventative function. Although in-house lawyers might prefer to be a genuine legal partner they often find that they are simply a symbolic presence. The tension between independence and being involved in the work of the client company is difficult. Globalisation may affect this position, in bringing the in-house lawyer more to the fore. Christa Christensen, Suzanne Day and Jane Worthington have produced a study of how the conduct code for solicitors in England and Wales in relation to Practice Rule 15 and client complaints is observed inside law firms. The tension between client, lawyer and professional body as a disciplinary agent is examined. They conclude that Rule 15 was an attempt to reduce complaints going to the professional body, rather than being a real means of answering the problems of clients. They also find that the expectations of how the profession should react are rather greater than is possible in the time frame set. Firms that they surveyed could see-that there should be a positive angle to Rule 15, but clients were rather baffled, frustrated and suspicious at the firms' attempt to discharge their complaints hand- ling function. The mixture of carrots and sticks from the Office of the Supervision for Solicitors has not worked. The culture of professional autonomy does not seem to encourage effective in-house complaints handling. Jeremy Cooper reflects on the recent history of legal intervention in the People's Republic of China in the light of the recent decision to develop a legal aid programme and to expand the rule of law. Cooper paints a picture of the difficulties, in the absence of a tradition of legal ethics and of a culture of legal professionalism and independence, to achieve the stated aims. The article provides a fascinating insight into the current changes in the PRC. Michael Keren's article analyses the involvement of legal professionals in the struggle against the Prevention of Terror Ordinance which was enacted in Israel in 1986 in order to ban meetings between Israelis and the Palestine Liberation 0969-5958/99/010005-02 @ 1999 Taylor & Francis Ltd 5

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