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Judicial diversity? It's up to law firms, says lord chief justice
Lord Burnett asks what more needs to be done to create 'a properly diverse profession at its senior levels'.
India arbitration reform will restrict foreign lawyers
Regional firm merges with London insolvency outfit
Linklaters former director agrees to keep silent
Country's biggest regional divorce centre hit by record delays
Lawyer who received death threat thanks profession for show of support
‘Never say no,’ says GC who inspired groundbreaking Hermes deal
‘Lax’ LSB failed consumers by sanctioning deregulation
News focus: Making the bar a 'happy place to be'
Voice-detection for insurance fraud among £13m grant winners
Law Society Group reports 9% gender pay gap
MoJ accused of ignoring solicitors in bequest alert reforms
Partnership model hampering lawtech take-up
Consultant forgot client had paid £900 into personal bank account
MPs demand answers over 'limited opportunities' for recorders
Solicitor rebuked for 'inbreeding' quip during meeting
EU copyright reform indicates let-off for news aggregators
A bulwark against the secret state
Investigatory Powers Tribunal is a force to be reckoned with.
Regulate Facebook and Google, says Cairncross Review: but will it happen?
It will be a bold government that tries to shackle the tech giants.
Documenting death is in a time warp
The system seems designed for the comfort and convenience of the people administering it.
Yorkshire forward
A highly competitive legal sector is just one by-product of a revitalised Leeds, but the city needs to break the long-running stalemate on devolution if it is to take the next step and realise its full potential. Paul Rogerson reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable
Features
SDT decisions
Through a different lens
Sitting in judgement
Starred digests: 14 February 2019
Obstacles to overcome in a ‘compliant’ immigration environment
How to: give a client bad news
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My legal life: Kate Parker
Lawyer in the news: Persephone Bridgman Baker
My legal life: Omar Madhloom
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Judge caught napping
Art of glass
Orwell that didn’t end well
Gagging orders lagging behind
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‘Never say no,’ says GC who inspired groundbreaking Hermes deal
Hugo Martin has advised in-house legal teams that they need to gain influence in organisations by providing solutions.
Starred digests: 14 February 2019
This week’s law reports include claims proceedings under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, after the death of an entrepreneur in an accident involving an ambulance, for which the defendants conceded liability.
The Swedey take on the Met
Operation Countryman: The Flawed Enquiry into London Police Corruption | By Dick Kirby
When familial bonds reach breaking point
In the Blood | By Ruth Mancini
Taking infinite pains
How Judges Decide Cases: Reading, Writing and Analysing Judgments | By Andrew Goodman
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