All Law Gazette articles in 10 December 2018 – Page 4
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NewsNorton Rose to run new 'innovation' focused graduate scheme
Programme will focus on commercial management and innovation.
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News#MeToo: City giants coy on partners leaving over inappropriate behaviour
Big Four have revealed numbers in the wake of the global #MeToo movement - but magic circle wary of following suit.
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OpinionBurning bridges regarding return to private practice?
I’m an 8-year qualified property lawyer considering a move to the public sector.
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NewsFirm fined £5,000 for misjudgment over divorce advice conflict
Agreed outcome shows firm was advised it should stop acting for client.
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OpinionHow much did divorce law change in 2018?
Last year has seen significant developments, but there is still a way to go.
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NewsCity watchdog tells claims farmers new regime offers 'trust dividend'
Financial Conduct Authority assumes responsibility for regulating CMCs next year.
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OpinionLASPO review: have your say
The Ministry of Justice's report won't be out until early next year now. Share your views on what it should say.
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NewsFirm promotion: Commercial law firm appoints new CEO
Arianne King has become chief executive officer at newly-named Costigan King.
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FeatureLet's write-off write-offs
Firms must understand how to scope and price work efficiently to reduce amount of money written off and maximise profitability.
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NewsFixed costs pilot set for take-off in business courts in 2019
Jackson’s blueprint for fixed costs in Business and Property Courts may finally be coming to fruition.
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Disclosure reform will tackle 'excessive' cost, say top general counsel
Disclosure reforms next month will combat the ‘wasted and excessive’ costs of the current regime, corporate clients asserted last week. Discussing the reforms at a GC 100 seminar, in-house lawyers were broadly optimistic that the mandatory disclosure pilot coming into force in January would yield the results they wanted. Richard ...
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Newly listed litigation funder trading at a premium
Niche litigation funder Manolete has made a bright start to life as a public company after listing on the junior AIM market last Friday. At 195p the shares were this morning trading at a significant premium to the offer price of 175p, which gave Manolette an initial market capitalisation of ...
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OpinionWho regulates our regulator?
Revelations about the SRA’s communications with government in the Leigh Day case are deeply disturbing. We need an independent inquiry into the regulator’s behaviour.
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NewsLCJ berates 'sub-optimal' court conditions
Lord chief justice also addresses the notion there are insufficient funds to deal with problems.
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NewsCosts 'disproportionately high' in Russian oligarch battle
Macfarlanes failed to provide ‘basic information’, according to High Court judgment.
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News‘Mindful’ Dentons employees report stress reduction
Bosses say it is the first global law firm to roll out a mindfulness programme.
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NewsFirm hire: Construction partner joins Fladgate
Olivia Bateman, construction and engineering specialist, is welcomed as a partner in the firm’s construction team.
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NewsProblem-solving pioneer judge Nicholas Crichton dies
Tributes paid to retired judge who 'believed in people's capacity to change'.
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NewsGovernment opts against zero-hours contract ban
Biggest overhaul for ‘20 years’ hands new powers to tribunals but does not outlaw zero hours contracts.
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OpinionHow to spend even more time on Brexit
Further Brexit-related developments affecting legal services include the US government’s consultation on a future trade deal with the UK.