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Redundant former workers of reborn firm win pay battle
Fallout from collapse of Just Costs Solicitors continues with employment tribunal claims from staff laid off.
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Three deaths as Lahore lawyers' protest against doctors turns violent
Hong Kong law associations condemn court damage
UK puts pressure on Hague court over 'lawfare'
Guidelines for judges to divert newborns from care proceedings
International bar condemns China’s abuse of lawyers
CMS lawyers add 'innovative' work to billable hours target
Veteran solicitor ‘borrowed’ thousands from client with dementia
Legal services growth flat as profits slide at KPMG
Legal market talks revealed in Corbyn's leaked trade documents
Judge sues MoJ claiming racial discrimination
Listed trailblazer DWF makes £42.5m acquisition but half-year profits fall flat
Post Office settles mammoth group action
McKenzie friends giving ‘biased and misleading’ advice, university study finds
Firm’s £10m fund ‘resets the bargaining position’ with defendants
'Heir hunter' agrees £40,000 damages over defamatory emails
Baker McKenzie boss 'dictated' apology note to HR chief
Homelessness disproportionately affects women
Implementation of the Homelessness Reduction Act gave a glimmer of hope - but little real change.
Law Society meeting in leaked documents
Legal services meeting between UK and US negotiators amongst accounts disclosed to public.
The right to die
A person should be able to minimise their discomfort and the discomfort of those close to them at the end of their life.
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Lawyer in the news: Emma Brooks, Byrne and Partners
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Obiter presents: Brenda weaves a web
A Famous Eleven adventure for boys and girls of all ages
Bite mark leaves clue to murder
A half-eaten apple was found in the room of actress and prostitute Clara Buswell, who was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve 1872.
Business models
Retailer Jigsaw hosts a ‘Law in Style’ event.
Reading between the lines
Obiter is no conspiracy theorist. But, then again…
Exe marks the spot
Exeter is so much more than the south-west’s second legal centre, hears Eduardo Reyes at the Gazette’s latest roundtable. As well as offering an enviable lifestyle, the city boasts a fiercely competitive market which is a draw for junior lawyers seeking to make their mark
Law Society spotlight: December’s Council meeting
Business and human rights
Decisions
Lubricating the cogs of a creaking legal system
‘A great many she bears’
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A third of in-house lawyers placed in difficult moral positions, study finds
Nearly half of those surveyed had been asked to advise on action which was ethically debatable.
Firm hire: Schillings appoints cyber security specialist
Firm promotion: New global board member at Dentons
Firm hire: Three Crowns recruits energy disputes specialist
Firm hire: Buckinghamshire firm welcomes new wills and probate head
Firm hire: Returning solicitor joins firm as partner
Firm promotion: St John’s Buildings appoints new joint head of chambers
Firm hire: City partner joins Cripps Pemberton Greenish
Firm hires: Winckworth Sherwood welcomes commercial property duo
The ins and outs of beneficial ownership
Ownership, Financial Accountability and the Law: transparency strategies and counter-initiatives | Paul Beckett
Facts of life in the magistrates’ court
Essential Magistrates’ Courts Law | Howard Riddle, Robert Zara
So what’s new? Essential insights on a changing profession
The Solicitor’s Handbook 2019 | Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, Nigel West, Susanna Heley and Robert Forman.
Slick probate guidance ticks all the boxes
Probate Practitioner’s Handbook (8th edition) | Lesley King
Tried and trusted formula guides reader through maze
Trust Practitioner’s Handbook (4th edition) | Gill Steel
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