All Law Gazette articles in 10 December 2018 – Page 5
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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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Fixed 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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Feature
Let'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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Firm promotion: Commercial law firm appoints new CEO
Arianne King has become chief executive officer at newly-named Costigan King.
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Opinion
LASPO 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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City watchdog tells claims farmers new regime offers 'trust dividend'
Financial Conduct Authority assumes responsibility for regulating CMCs next year.
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Opinion
How 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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Firm 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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Opinion
Burning 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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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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Norton Rose to run new 'innovation' focused graduate scheme
Programme will focus on commercial management and innovation.
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'Yes, minister' - SRA's Leigh Day correspondence revealed
Correspondence disclosed today by the SRA shows that the regulator cooperated closely with government in connection with its high-profile and ultimately fruitless investigation into human rights firm Leigh Day. That interaction included lobbying the Ministry of Defence to back reform of the disciplinary process, when claims against the same government ...
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Firm promotions: Three senior associates appointed partners at boutique law firm
Lisa Brown, Denise Moran and Jennifer Curtis have been made partners at Cheshire-based Maguire Family Law.
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LASPO review publication delayed again to early 2019
Review was originally supposed to have been completed by April 2018.
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Feature
Law Society spotlight: December's Council meeting
Council met at Chancery Lane for the last time in 2018 on 5 December.
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News
SRA reveals £3.1m spend on failed Leigh Day case
Correspondence reveals persistent requests for updates from the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Justice.
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Opinion
Flexible hours in civil and family courts
Impact of pilots on judiciary and legal professionals will be closely monitored, writes justice minister Lucy Frazer.
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News
Flexible court hours: minister offers assurances as juniors protest
Letter to Ministry of Justice reveals concerns over workload have not been allayed ahead of proposed rollout next year.
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Firm promotion: Thorneycroft Solicitors appoints new board member
Nicola Dickinson has been announced as Director of Volume Legal Services and Legal Operations on the firm’s solicitors board.
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Gatecrasher fails the SRA compliance test
Unknown client delivers a scripted rant against a solicitor.