All Law Gazette articles in 14 January 2019 – Page 4
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NewsBarrister fined for sending cocaine to chambers
Richard Thomas Keogh had received a police caution.
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NewsFood for the [Dover] soul
In Brexit year, white cliffs are a recurrent theme at the Law Society Art Group’s annual show.
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News'Dishonest' and 'deluded': MP accuses Day to his face in parliament
Extraordinary exchanges in defence committee hearing as MPs demand apology from Leigh Day's senior partner.
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NewsFirm hire: New partner strengthens Browne Jacobson's public sector practice
The firm has appointed Cynthia Watts as partner in its public sector insurance litigation practice team.
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NewsLaw firms 'beginning to react' to trainee salary struggle
Big improvements in pay at regional firms, while Londoners see minor improvements.
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NewsSingapore to assess ‘performance and contribution’ of international firms
Government to delay renewal of five firms operating under the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice scheme.
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News'Go to' solicitor for dodgy property deals jailed for seven years
Ross McKay provided conveyancing services to criminal gang who knew he would not question the details.
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NewsFirm hire: Rosenblatt welcomes dispute resolution partner
Joseph McCormick joins the City law firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
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NewsBought-out Ince & Co entered administration last month
Top 50 firm was subject to an acquisition worth £27m by the listed firm Gordon Dadds.
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FeatureIs civil legal aid discretionary?
Legal aid spending – civil or criminal – is the choice of the state and, in that sense, it is all truly discretionary, says James Harper.
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NewsCrunch meetings on advocacy fees as bar insists ‘major problems remain’
Criminal Bar Association to canvas members’ opinions again as it identifies continued resistance to government’s legal aid offer.
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OpinionSuper regulator brings CPD back from the grave
Absence of specific CPD rules for English and Welsh solicitors either makes us very advanced, very backward, or proves that such rules are irrelevant to our profession.
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NewsFirm 'not professionally embarrassed' to represent fugitive killer at appeal
Media outcry at legal aid funding being granted to Jack Shepherd, convicted in his absence last year.
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OpinionThe cheek of the taoiseach – but London cannot be complacent
Post-Brexit the threat to legal London’s pre-eminence is cost and inconvenience - not Irish overtures to business.
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NewsThousands apply online for divorce - including 13 on Christmas Day
Government says first-year figures show system is a better fit for public to access justice services.
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NewsBrexit: Ireland's prime minister targets UK legal business
Leo Varadkar eyes partnership with lawyer representative bodies as ministers prepare Brexit legislation.
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NewsNew Year honours: profession recognised for achievements
Former Law Society president Robert Heslett receives CBE for services to access to justice.
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News'Nothing’s changed': Patent lawyers seek to allay Brexit fears in US
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys to reassure US businesses over Brexit impact.
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NewsNew head of Nottingham Law School's legal advice centre
Cartwright King director Laura Pinkney has been appointed as head of the Legal Advice Centre at Nottingham Law School (NLS), as the centre exceeds £2.5m in compensation and recovered benefits for clients. Pinkney, who takes up the position in January, is a director and operational board member at Cartwright King ...