All Law Gazette articles in 10 December 2018 – Page 6
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News
Number of conveyancing firms at all-time low
Land Registry data shows smaller competitors dropping out of the market.
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Six months too long to finalise a divorce, bar warns
Ministry of Justice believes its proposal will give couples sufficient time to consider the implications of splitting up.
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Stop calling me 'learned', pleads Rafferty LJ in call for concision
Judicial College says grounds of appeal can be be too long, rambling, wafflng and warbling.
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Firm hire: Druces appoints new finance director
Druces LLP welcomes Edward Gordon-Hall as its new finance director.
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Firm hire: Regulatory partner joins Browne Jacobson
Jeremy Irving has been appointed as Head of Financial Services at the firm.
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Firm improves client protection against 'kidnap for ransom' demands
London-headquartered Schillings says crises are happening more frequently.
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Jailed solicitor's conviction quashed on appeal
Emma-Jane Kurtz had been convicted of wilfully neglecting her mother.
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Opinion
Rise and fall
End of an Era: How China’s Authoritarian Revival is Undermining Its Rise | By Carl Minzner
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News
'Buy any files' firm bets on PI future with Manchester move
'Ideal time for a fresh new legal face in the North West,' says Hudgell Solicitors.
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Price transparency rules 'not about giving firms a hard time' - SRA chief
Extra requirements central to discussions at SRA compliance conference.
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Controversial £500,000 PII limit plan kicked into long grass
SRA set to prioritise changes to the compensation fund as big claims expected to put pressure on reserves.
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Advocate for bereaved won't fill the legal aid gap, says bar
Bar Council says families need independent legal services to participate fully in inquests and inquiries.
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Firm hire: Social housing expert joins Weightmans
Matthew Wilson joins Weightmans in Liverpool.
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Falmouth solicitor becomes Notary Public
Autumn Trebilcock has taken her oath to the Crown to join the select band of highly qualified specialist lawyers.
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CPS ‘bizarrely’ opted for conviction over deferred prosecution in bribery case
Skansen Interiors was first business convicted under ‘failure to prevent’ legislation.
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Court security staff reporting harassment, says HMCTS chief
Susan Acland-Hood has been responding to complaints about entry checks and confiscations.
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Fraud office received 'brown envelope' leaks in ENRC probe
Amended grounds for judicial review in long-running case concerning professional privilege filed with High Court.
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Restore legal aid for separating couples, MoJ urged
Law Society says digitising the divorce application process and 'hoping for the best' isn't enough.
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Without malice: Solicitor fails with damages claim over prosecutions
High Court rules CPS lawyer acted honestly in 11-year investigation of Swansea solicitor eventually cleared of fraud.
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Opinion
These Article 50 judgments entrench sovereignty
Judgments from the Inner House and the CJEU reaffirm constitution fundamentals.