All Law Gazette articles in 10 February 2020
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NewsSolicitors spared costs penalty despite filing budget 13 days late
Relief for defaulting solicitors - and reassurance for profession fearful of causing delays.
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NewsOver a third of regional trainees paid less than minimum salary
Legal recruiter blames falling salaries on cuts to public funding.
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NewsCourt plans patriot games for 125th
Commercial Court will celebrate the anniversary of its first summons in style.
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NewsNDAs cannot be used to silence sexual harassment claims, says Acas
Guidance published to tackle 'appalling abuse' of so-called 'gagging clauses' by high profile figures.
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NewsLitigators create directory to improve access to justice
Revenue from the service provider directory will be donated to the National Pro Bono Centre.
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NewsBard lover Judy acts the part
Criminal law specialist/actress Judy Ramjeet will be treading the boards as Lady Macbeth.
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ProfileNews focus: Airbus case raises questions over DPAs
Despite a record £833m penalty for Airbus, anti-corruption campaigners remain sceptical about a DPA regime plagued by ‘discrepancies’ that appears unable to hold individuals to account.
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NewsApocalypse now
Some of the headlines reporting on the Law Society’s office blaze were a little… apocalyptic?
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NewsBattle of writs in trial showdown
In 1817, an acquitted man rearrested in connection with a rape and murder elected Trial by Battle.
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OpinionPrisoner of conscience
Author Chris Atkins’ harrowing account of nine months in prison is required reading for anybody concerned with what entitles a society to call itself civilised.
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FeatureCrash landing
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime focused City minds on individual accountability, writes Marialuisa Taddia. But does one fine in four years suggest failure or - paradoxically - that the regime is working?
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FeatureHow to rescue criminal defence
It is fair to say that most transactional lawyers are unlikely to have experienced the workings of legal aid, whether in a criminal context or otherwise.
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FeatureIntelligence by design
Understanding the value of recentring and a thoughtful approach to innovation will help law firms to make the most of emerging technologies
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OpinionIs the disclosure pilot working?
The two-year disclosure pilot running in the Business and Property Courts is now past the halfway point. How is it going?
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FeatureFeminist, reformer, pioneer and figurehead
Helena Normanton made legal history by becoming the first woman to join an Inn of Court, Middle Temple, on 24 December 1919, the day after the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed. I ‘discovered’ Normanton in 2002 when helping the Women’s Library at London Metropolitan University with an exhibition. Shamefully, ...
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OpinionA win for in-house counsel on independence
CJEU decision still of importance to in-house counsel in long campaign to find equal recognition in other countries.
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News£100m 'boutique': Quinn Emanuel claims 'fantastic growth'
International firm’s London office also sees profits rise by 11% to £67.2m.