There are many reasons why the Commonwealth continues to go from strength to strength, and the similarities in legal systems, based on historical English common law principle, help to continue to enhance the strength of the commonwealth. Just a few of the main principles binding the commonwealth together in legal terms are :
A good example of all the above can be found at http://www.commonwealthlawyers.com
In our experience, many English law firms do not see the advantage of co-operating with each other, not least where those law firms do not undertake the same work as each other or are based in different geographical locations. However, there are some networks of English lawyers which now exist, and there are also lawyers in the Uk interested in what may be described as a loose commonwealth of law firms with geographic spread.
Examples of these are in such diverse locations as solicitors in Newcastle and solicitors in Bournemouth. Shared knowledge and experience, together with a spirit of co-operation are good for clients seeking legal advice, whether in Leeds, Liverpool or Penzance!