All Law Gazette articles in 11 June 2018 – Page 2
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Civil Liability Bill: Government secures crucial win by just 13 votes
Peers vote down amendment that would have removed provisions for fixed whiplash tariffs.
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Replacing interpreters with technology 'will lead to miscarriages of justice'
Lord chief justice told his controversial prediction is based on unproven assumptions.
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Bar dispute is not resolved, CBA chief tells MPs
Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association leaders appear before committee after announcement of ballot result.
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PC fee frozen - but compensation fund levies soar
Dubious investment schemes are placing huge strain on cash reserved to recompense people who have suffered hardship as a result of a solicitor's dishonesty or failure to account for client money.
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North Korea still committing crimes against humanity
Euphoria over Trump-Kim handshake should not eclipse human rights concerns, International Bar Association says.
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MoJ loses minister Phillip Lee in Brexit row
Dr Phillip Lee quits government over EU Withdrawal Bill in dramatic conference speech.
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Criminal bar votes to accept government's offer
Direct action which began on 1 April will now cease.
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Opinion
Let's end the 'fat cat' lawyer myth once and for all
Solicitors must shout louder about the phenomenal amount of pro bono work they do every day.
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QC loses appeal over 'offensive remarks' at sexual assault hearing
Howard Godfrey QC was appealing against bar tribunal decision handed down last year.
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Restore legal aid for early advice: Conservative MP joins critics
Barrister Alex Chalk says LASPO has reduced the budget further than originally intended.
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Legal figures on Queen's Birthday Honours List
Solicitor Sonya Bedford receives MBE for services to community energy.
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KPMG fined £3m for insufficient 'scepticism' over Quindell
Accountant admitted failing to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements were 'free from material misstatement’.
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Opinion
How deregulation harms our trade in legal services
High regulatory standards give other negotiators less to complain about in trade talks.
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Solicitors and salutations
The letter in the Gazette fulminating about the archaic practice of beginning letters ‘Dear Sir’ is absolutely right (21 May). As we approach the end of the second decade of the 21st century it is catering to a patriarchal society: it is a practice that is outmoded and should be ...
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Feature
Pole positions
Inward investment, booming capital markets and major infrastructure projects are fuelling competition among law firms for Polish instructions.
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‘No evidence’ insurance reform will slash indemnity premiums
Clients and law firms will both suffer if the Solicitors Regulation Authority pushes through reductions in minimum insurance cover, the Law Society has warned. Regulators want to reduce the minimum indemnity threshold from the current £2m, to between £1m for conveyancing firms and £500,000 for all others. The SRA, which ...
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Law firms are ‘neglecting’ training on cybersecurity
Solicitors are being warned to ‘push back’ against clients and managing partners who demand shortcuts that could put data security at risk. ‘Very often staff are the weak link,’ said cybersecurity specialist Peter Wright, a Law Society Council member and former chair of the Society’s Technolog y & Law Reference ...
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Claims farmers set to face tougher oversight regime
Claims management companies will face more onerous compliance hurdles when the City watchdog takes over their regulation
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