Revealed: Slater and Gordon’s UK shakeup plan
City centre office closures ahead as Australia-listed firm battles to recover from £493m losses.
Scots voice ‘forum-shopping’ fear over employment claims
The Scottish government is committed to abolishing tribunal fees – a move that could have repercussions for jurisdictional choice.
Shared privilege threat at forefront of Anglo-French bar tie-up
Commercial pressures could lower quality, bar regulator warns
Magic circle firm to build ‘global centre’
New wave of council ABSs expected
Cyber-criminals alarm insurers as law firms lose £85m
Conveyancers predict record March transactions
Bar ‘entity’ model points to ‘fused’ profession
Court lenient over seven-day delay in filing costs budget
Local authority turns to private practice for support
Fixed-fee firms offering cheaper service, LSB finds
New flood protections give rise to conveyancing fears
M&A hack attack on 48 elite law firms
Gazette website hits 2m views a month
Chinese lawyer shortlisted for freedom of speech award
Slater and Gordon tight-lipped as bank deadline passes
Non-collection rates for criminal courts charge revealed
‘Tribal’ culture eroding faith in legal process – bar regulator
Fee income up – but tougher times ahead, says benchmark report
Aviva probes 17,000 whiplash claims but admits fraud is falling
Lawyers urged to copy other sectors in ditching jargon
Doughty Street’s Spurrier appointed Liberty director
Land registration law up for review
Bar regulator approved to license ABSs
Agency ploughs on with 1 April date for mandatory CCMS
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No joy on Twitter over McNally’s second thought
Former justice minister supports calls for an immediate review of legal aid reforms.
Uber litigation and the lessons for lawyers
The fightback against Uber shows that lawyers must keep banging the drum for proper regulation of their profession.
Diplomatic immunity limits
Two recent cases have tested the principle of diplomatic immunity.
Re-examining legal privilege
As we strive to defend legal privilege, Lord Neuberger offers hope for the eventual revision of Three Rivers (No 5).
Roundtable: Brexit legal strategy
Anxious business clients are queueing up for advice on the potential implications of a Brexit vote. As the Gazette’s latest roundtable heard, the legal services industry is also gripped by uncertainty.
BOOK REVIEW: The Law of EU Public Procurement (second edition)
The book could have been more up-to-date in some respects but it does have its uses.












