All Law Gazette articles in 14 January 2022
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News
MP calls for windfall tax on libel firms
UK to join Council of Europe initiative against ‘SLAPP’ lawsuits, minister reveals.
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Firm hire: Real estate and commercial lawyer joins Excello Law
National firm welcomes Harrogate-based Javi Khanijau.
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Record proportion of Crown court backlog outstanding after a year
Representative bodies say problem will get worse if government does not implement recommended 15% funding increase.
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Clyde & Co and Fieldfisher latest firms to boost NQ pay
The City’s bidding war for talent shows no sign of slowing down as NQ salaries hit £85,000 at City firm Fieldfisher.
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Struck-off solicitor’s JR against regulator refused
Farid El Diwany’s claim over the SRA’s decision not to investigate his complaint against two members of a disciplinary panel is dismissed.
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Registered foreign lawyer sentenced to 13 months for contempt
Jakub Wojciech Pawlak was found in contempt for a ‘deliberate and calculated’ breach of a court order requiring him to give client files to the SRA.
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Feature
Why England is an international hub for dispute resolution
Fiona Cain looks at how England compares to other countries worldwide and the type of disputes commonly resolved using English law.
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News
CPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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Opinion
We must do something to level the playing field in the SDT
Radical change may not be realistic but workable solutions can be found.
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News
Firm promotion: BHP Law appoints conveyancing partner
Jemma Ebdon joined the North East firm in 2010 as a personal assistant.
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‘Zero’ bug in whiplash portal stopping claims getting through
Official Injury Claim admits it could take weeks to fix issue affecting law firms representing claimants.
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Ince set to complete takeover deal after shareholder vote
Corporate adviser Arden Partners agrees to all-share offer.
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Fee earner who rushed to backdate document is banned
Law firm employee of more than 10 years accepts he acted dishonestly in a property matter
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Firm hire: Allard Bailey Family Law welcomes partner
Siobhan Lomasney joins the London boutique from Fletcher Day.
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Extremist told to read classic literature jailed by Court of Appeal
Ben John, 22, is ordered to surrender himself to custody by 4pm tomorrow after his suspended sentence was ruled to be unduly lenient.
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Ex-Dechert partner alleged to have put investigator through ‘perjury school’
Neil Gerrard conducted a ‘mock trial … acting as both the judge and the cross-examining counsel’, a private investigator claims.
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Police unlawfully ‘vetoed’ Everard vigil, High Court told
Four women who attempted to organise the vigil claim the Met’s actions were a ‘significant interference’ with their Article 10 and 11 ECHR rights.
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PI firm still suffering 'headwinds' from Covid lockdown
NAHL Group reports that underlying profits and turnover are likely to be down for 2021.
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Solicitor exploited elderly client to arrange under-value sale
London law firm owner struck off the roll after also being named as client’s sole beneficiary.
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Government to move crypto legislation
Around 2.3 million people in the UK are thought to own a cryptoasset such as digital coins or non-fungible tokens.