Use of disclosed documents
This update looks at how a recent case raised the question whether courts should give permission for the use of disclosed documents in subsequent third-party proceedings.
Green parties
The Environmental Law Foundation continues to support local communities faced with concerns of an environmental nature.
Malaysia: open for business?
Malaysia is liberalising its legal market, but foreign firms are still not sure what to expect.
Roundtable: solicitor-advocates
The Gazette’s latest roundtable looks at changing attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
Advocating change
Roundtable discussion reveals shift in attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
Why firms need to partner up
Pressure on law firms renders mergers a necessity.
Co-op: the difference a year makes
Last week’s SRA warning of the ‘group contagion’ threat looks even more timely.
Diversity is about standards
The issue in law is clearly not one of aspirations that need ‘lifting’.
Leader: forcing the issue on pro bono
The expectation that pro bono, one of the more impressive parts of the ‘Big Society’, can pick up where £300m of civil legal aid cuts left off is fanciful.
Banking on solid foundations
The relationship between SGI Legal and NatWest underlines the importance of making funding decisions within agreed timescales.
Conveyancing made simple
Chancery Lane’s new portal will help firms manage risk, cut costs and serve clients.
War and law – again
A recent report makes a strong case for more transparent accountability over military decision-making.
Meso U-turn undermines all PI reforms
The government does not have the stomach to deal with mesothelioma as it does with other claims.
BOOK REVIEW: Stephen Ward was Innocent, OK
The Profumo scandal has been so well picked over, a book that adds to our understanding is a surprise – but that is exactly what it does.
