All Law Gazette articles in 1 May 2017
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NewsScots review legal regulation over fears consumers are 'exposed'
Edinburgh announces review of legal services regulation that could result in fully independent complaints handler.
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NewsEuropean court rules against film piracy devices
CJEU says sale of boxes that enable access to pirated content is ‘communication to the public’.
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NewsCharles Russell Speechlys - a firm that knows its apples
Making 'leather' clothes from fruit? City firm gets that pop-up feeling.
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NewsQuindell owner waits on £53m Slater and Gordon claim
Annual report also reveals nothing has been paid for noise-induced hearing loss claims included in acquisition deal.
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NewsClifford Chance to close Thailand base
Magic circle firm retrenches in southeast Asia to concentrate on Singapore 'hub'.
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NewsWhite-collar crime clampdown gets green light
Criminal finances bill among measures receiving royal assent as parliament prorogued.
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NewsWomen comprise 30% of new partners at Eversheds Sutherland
First round of appointments since the transatlantic firm came into being in February.
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NewsTop firms ‘hindered’ by partners’ lack of language skills
Research finds that less than a sixth of UK law firm partners can speak a foreign language.
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NewsJudge queries High Court trial at 'substantial cost' to public
Claim was never worth more than £80,000 but required a three-week jury trial.
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NewsHundreds join civil claims after Ian Paterson conviction
Surgeon found guilty of a string of crimes after seven-week trial in Nottingham.
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FeatureFreedom of information: Subject access rights under the GDPR
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018 it will introduce a number of new obligations on data controllers. Some new data subject rights, including the right to erasure and data portability, will also be introduced. With some breaches carrying fines of up to ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Outspoken judge ahead of his time
This well-researched study of an interesting character (and the not-too-distant legal past) is not cheap, but it offers fascinating insights.
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Opinion
Stuck in a chain, and not app-y
A conveyancing app that keeps tabs on what is happening down the chain would highlight delays and encourage competitiveness
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FeatureLaw management: Exam-like grades for client satisfaction helped turn around Oxford firm Darbys
‘A tower of turnover falls over.’
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FeatureLaw management: Cyber attacks ‘keeping partners awake at night’
Ransomware features in half of all cybercrime reports to the police where a business suffers an attack on its computer system, a senior City police officer told the conference.
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ProfileMy legal life: Peter Binning, Corker Binning
Peter Binning, Founding partner, Corker Binning, London
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NewsBlack museum: exhibiting justice
An execution rope, straitjacket and cat o’ nine tails are among the exhibits at the National Justice Museum in Nottingham, the opening of which was formally announced last week.