All Law Gazette articles in 12 March 2018 – Page 4
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Feature
Getting at the naked truth
The Grenfell Tower fire is the latest tragedy to trigger a public inquiry. But do these costly interrogations really lead to greater public accountability? Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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Opinion
Getting on with the job
The Law Society’s new Board will build on excellent work to promote and support the profession.
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Opinion
Panama Papers: the fallout
Criminal Finances Act 2017: A Guide To The New Law Hugo Daniel Lodge £59.95, Law Society Publishing This concise guide to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will be a valuable asset to those advising people who fall under suspicion of committing the newly created offences of failing to ...
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News
Elizabeth the freight
It appears triggering Article 50 affected the humour on display last week at an august panel discussion held at City firm HFW.
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News
Regulator seeks RBS conflict evidence
The SRA will ask to see evidence collected by financial watchdogs into possible conflicts involving lawyers seconded to banking giant RBS.
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News
Registry to reform land charge data
HM Land Registry seeks solicitors’ opinions as it begins migration process to digital database.
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News
Delay casts fresh doubt over new super-exam
Fresh uncertainty hangs over the plan to replace the LPC with a new centrally set examination.
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News
Positive reaction to call for dishonesty definition
Lawyers have cautiously welcomed a suggestion by the president of the Supreme Court that parliament should define what constitutes dishonesty.
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News
News focus: Bridging the diversity chasm
A Law Society survey on women in the law suggests that attitudes to gender equality are improving, but unconscious bias is still widely perceived to be a major problem.
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Opinion
Who are you to call me a ‘blob’?
J Howard Shelley is offended by Liz Truss’s comments this week directed at the legal profession.
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News
Blacklaws: include partners in pay gap statistics
Firms should include partners in their statistics on employee pay, says Law Society vice-president.
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Opinion
Now hear this: live is best
Malcolm Fowler is weary of the issues to arise from a ’rush towards video and other remote hearing formats’.
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News
PI firms face search engine ‘arms race’
Personal injury firms are being drawn into an increasingly expensive arms race to reach the top of internet search engines, the Gazette has learned. Marketing experts say the cost per click for key search terms has rocketed in recent months as lawyers jostle for top ranking in a crowded but ...