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All Law Gazette articles in 13 March 2017
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OpinionSgt Blackman: the shame and the pride
A troubling case exposes a troubling gulf in our society.
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NewsMarketing and startup specialist to chair complaints body
Wanda Goldwag named as preferred candidate to chair Office for Legal Complaints.
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OpinionDead in a decade? The collapse of our local press undermines the rule of law
The plight of local newspapers epitomises our diminished civil society - who will hold the parish panjandrums to account?
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NewsGovernment 'wilfully blind' to impact of tribunal fees, says Law Society
Tens of thousands of cases have disappeared fom the system, Chancery Lane says.
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Government urged to clarify SFO future
Solicitor-general says Roskill model ‘works very well’ but sidesteps questions about potential merger plans.
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NewsNew lenders in control at Slater and Gordon plan 'solvent restructure'
Firm believes ’debt for equity lender scheme of arrangement’ is in the best interests of stakeholders.
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NewsLawyers’ outrage as Trump takes axe to legal aid funding
Legal Services Corporation still hoping to persuade Congress to secure future.
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News'Panic' over legal aid contract deadline
Law Society says many firms have not received new 2017 crime contracts.
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NewsAttorney general defends article 50 litigation costs
Jeremy Wright tells MPs it was right for Supreme Court to consider constitutionally important matter.
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NewsLawyer fined after sensitive details posted from home computer
Hundreds of documents related to family court proceedings were unwittingly uploaded online.
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NewsMergers faced greater scrutiny in 2016, magic circle firm reports
Clifford Chance says EU in particular has clamped down on M&A activity.
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NewsConsolidator Metamorph snaps up Hampshire firm’s private client team
Bernard Chill & Axtell had been seeking to grow but is now subject to a takeover.
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OpinionSome hints on fixed costs
Lord Justice Jackson suggests different thresholds may apply for different types of case.
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NewsFirm paid £333k to fraudster who hijacked client’s email
London practice says it has changed procedures and increased training since 2015 transaction.
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NewsInsurers rejoice as Court of Appeal clarifies credit hire rates
Judge backs principle that basic hire rate is calculated by reference to the lowest reasonable rate.
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FeatureData page – March 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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NewsTwo firms under investigation over potential MedCo rule breaches
Organisation urging medics with suspicions to report them to Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsRigidity will kill point of EU repeal bill, lawyers warn parliament
Benefits of the Great Repeal Bill will fail unless the government can devise ways to take account of developments in EU law.
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Cut compensation for injured to fill national insurance void, insurers urge chancellor
Association of British Insurers says another u-turn - on the discount rate - will help to chancellor balance the books after today’s retreat on national insurance contributions.