All Law Gazette articles in 11 November 2013
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OpinionThe spirit of the referral fee ban? It doesn’t exist
SRA is doing what it can with the legislation, but is impotent to stop these arrangements.
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News
Expert witness standards to cut delays
The Ministry of Justice has announced standards to raise the quality of expert witnesses in family court cases. The ministry said that measures are designed to tackle the ‘costly and unnecessary’ commissioning of additional written statements, clarifications and court appearances by experts, which it said is one of the biggest ...
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NewsWoman who exaggerated personal injury claim jailed
Solicitor says sentence sends ’stark warning’ to anyone tempted to exaggerate PI claim.
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MPs recommend tough penalties for corporate fraudsters
Committee warns that new guidelines might result in ‘overly lenient’ sentences
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Barristers in favour of diversity quotas
Barristers signalled support for the introduction of quotas to increase the diversity of the profession at the bar’s annual conference.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Government 'does not understand' advocacy
David Pannick QC accuses justice secretary of peddling ‘lazy fiction’ to demonise legal aid lawyers.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: McGowan slams ‘cumbersome and expensive’ legal regulation
Chairman of the bar claims barristers are ‘watched over like naughty children’
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NewsBar Conference 2013: Barristers urged not to return instructions
Dominic Grieve QC also advised barristers not to boycott the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
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NewsBar Conference 2013: LCJ warns of legal competition to London
Lord Thomas tells barristers they must ‘look as a profession to where you wish to be in 10 years’ and have a ‘clear idea of how to get there’.
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ProfilePI claim struck out as abuse of process
Jennifer Harris acted for Homes for Haringey in the first successful strike-out of a grossly exaggerated claim as an abuse of process.
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Opinion
No mandatory reporting of child abusers
Prosecuting professionals by association with other people’s child abuse is both misguided and sinister.
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OpinionHolding the forces to account
The authors of a recent pamphlet on combat liability are right in one regard – the law in this area should be transparent.
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NewsTCC litigators ordered to adopt common eDisclosure protocol
Protocol aims to ensure all parties are up to speed in eDisclosure practices and are working within common guidelines.
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FeatureFailing to respond to ADR invitation
A recent significant case asked: how should the court deal with parties who do not respond to alternative dispute resolution invitations?
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Opinion
Legal advice tragedy
There are many unintended consequences of scrapping legal advice and assistance.
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NewsMilburn urges law firms to scale up use of apprenticeships
Government’s mobility tsar also claims benchmarking socioeconomic backgrounds will help firms open up the profession.
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NewsPro bono pleas soar
MPs are referring the highest proportion of cases to the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
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OpinionLeader: forcing the issue on pro bono
The expectation that pro bono, one of the more impressive parts of the ‘Big Society’, can pick up where £300m of civil legal aid cuts left off is fanciful.
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OpinionChildren need contact centres
Child contact centres are a lifeline for families and must be put on a statutory footing.
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Opinion
Checking out chancel repairs
How will changes to chancel repair liabilities affect solicitors?