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Legal aid support package to help lawyers 'weather the coronavirus pandemic'

2020-04-03T16:15:00+01:00By Monidipa Fouzder4 comments

Law Society welcomes measures but says significantly more needs to be done to help criminal defence community.

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Ely Place Chambers to close in July
30 March 2020By Jemma Slingo1 comments
Police and legal chiefs agree Covid-19 interview protocol
30 March 2020By Monidipa Fouzder10 comments
City firms pledge £85,000 to save law centres from closure
30 March 2020By Monidipa Fouzder
Rules finally amended to extend time for civil procedures
30 March 2020By John Hyde2 comments
Norton Rose Fulbright proposes shorter week and lower pay
30 March 2020By Jemma Slingo
Chancellor lowers bar to emergency loans for small firms
30 March 2020By Gazette reporter2 comments
$530m Zoom trial was a success, says partner
30 March 2020By Jemma Slingo2 comments
Weightmans and Walker Morris confirm plans to furlough staff
30 March 2020By John Hyde3 comments

Accountant fined over advice to solicitor who was later suspended
30 March 2020By John Hyde
81% of chambers will fold within a year, Bar Council survey finds
30 March 2020By Jemma Slingo23 comments
Covid-19: government threatened with JR over outdoor exercise limit
30 March 2020By Monidipa Fouzder80 comments
Upbeat Burford predicts Covid-19 litigation boom
6 April 2020By Gazette reporter2 comments
Supreme Court awards damages to fund US surrogacy costs
30 March 2020By John Hyde2 comments
Defendant and claimant lawyers agree relaxed litigation rules
30 March 2020By John Hyde4 comments
Family court overcomes 'teething difficulties' in contested Skype hearing
30 March 2020By Monidipa Fouzder6 comments
HMCTS reveals list of priority work for county courts
30 March 2020By John Hyde8 comments

Commentary and opinion

Best of the blogs - 4 April 2020
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
Mother in law: finding the silver lining
By Anonymous1 comments
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: making the most of the here and now.
Trading knowledge in Tokyo
By Kathryn Devonald-Davies1 comments
It is important we use other countries and their best practice as resources and foundations upon which we can develop our legal system.

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Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline

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My legal life: Rachel Adamson, Adkirk Law

Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
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Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
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Obiter

April cruel

Possibly not the best year to prank law students.

Memory lane 30 March 2020

A stroll down Gazette memory lane.

Curse of the Scottish play strikes

'On no account mention the word Macbeth this evening.'

Wealthy breathe cleaner air – official

International Arbitration Centre – London’s swanky hub for dispute resolution – is still a pestilence-free zone.

Roundtables

Taking the controls

In-house counsel are wary of a ‘golden age’ for private practice which can mean partner profits taking priority over client needs. Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable