All Law Gazette articles in 12 July 2021
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FeatureLaw firms 2.0 and the future of the legal landscape
For those entering the legal profession, there is much uncertainty. The speed of change within the legal profession is accelerating rapidly.
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NewsGood Law Project’s reality check
Barrister Jolyon Maugham’s Good Law Project – ‘Our mission is to achieve change through the law’ – specialises in catching the government out on alleged legal breaches in the way contracts appear to be awarded to chums of people in high places.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Claire Hall, Child Poverty Action Group
Solicitor, Child Poverty Action Group.
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NewsAustralia deal may open Pacific door to UK lawyers
UK government formally begins negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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NewsNews focus: Client satisfaction surges – time to give the profession a break?
Clients appear happier than ever with the cost and quality of legal advice. So why don’t consumer watchdogs trumpet these findings? The answer may lie in how the profession is perceived.
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OpinionOn the bridge over troubled waters
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea | Kriangsak Kittichaisaree
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OpinionRevealed: what judges really think of budgeting
The cat is out of the bag. Judges think costs budgeting is a waste of time. We always suspected it, but now we know it.
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NewsWhen cat killers end up in court
Steven Bouquet, convicted in June of cat killing in Brighton, seems to have been something of a throwback to the New York of the 1890s.
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NewsCity results season kicks off on a high
Top-50 financial results season sees ‘record’ activity levels, rising revenue and spikes in partner profit.
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ProfileMy legal life: Jago Russell, Fair Trials
Outgoing chief executive. He will join Boutique Law in the autumn
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NewsLaw Society HQ prepares to reopen
113 Chancery Lane will open to members from 9am next Monday (19 July).
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FeaturePlaying by the rules
Mega sponsorship deals and money-spinning transfers are the bread and butter of sports law. But when governing bodies and clubs make headlines for the wrong reasons, lawyers have to pick up the pieces.
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FeatureShining stars?
The legal profession long ago embarked on a journey with online reviews – from shutting down the ‘Solicitors from Hell’ website to the prospect of compulsory online ratings.
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NewsFirm faces £20k costs bill despite winning unfair dismissal case
Tribunal finds former chief executive did not act unreasonably in bringing claim.
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NewsMaster of the rolls gives green light to mandatory ADR
CJC report 'opens the door to a significant shift', says Sir Geoffrey Vos.