All Law Gazette articles in 16 April 2018
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Clearing up after dishonest solicitors costing every firm £778 a year
SRA’s annual report explains payments from compensation fund and efforts to recoup money.
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Civil Liability Bill clears latest hurdle as government resolve hardens
Justice minister dismisses figures suggesting personal injury claims figures are on the decline.
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Degraded in a decade
How can we restore the UK’s reputation as a world-leader in forensic science?
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'Skeletal' whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Lords committee not convinced lord chancellor will make a better job of setting damages than judges.
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Promotions: Shulmans LLP
UK top 200 corporate law firm, Shulmans LLP, has announced the promotion of two of its associates to partner as part of its career progression scheme, Forward with Shulmans. Under the scheme, which provides a framework for developing the best legal talent in the region, ...
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Opinion
Useless meeting? Just walk out
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's approach to productivity may be worth emulating.
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Labour pledges to restore legal aid for housing
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon makes funding pledge for limited restoration.
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Neuberger: I suspect I have been guilty of bullying
International Bar Association is to send out a global survey seeking views on harrasment in the workplace.
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High Court slams 'inconsistent' SFO over DPA
Administrative Court says SFO ‘provided inconsistent and inadequate reasons for its decisions’ regarding obtaining of interview notes.
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Male partner 'stars' paid 27% more than women
Analysis of ‘stand-out’ group highlights stark gender pay gap in law firms.
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Legal charity hands out more cash to stressed and anxious solicitors
Legal charity says its youngest beneficiary last year was 24.
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Family lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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No leniency for 'computer-illiterate' LiP who filed 73 days late
Litigant in person had tried to argue that new civil procedure rules should apply to his employment claim.
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Promotions: Shakespeare Martineau
Shakespeare Martineau and subsidary Marrons Planning make senior promotions.
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Not coming to a court near you
Ministers have not visited any of the eight courts earmarked for closure.
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Family courts can deter people threatened with being outed
Following celebrity revelations of HIV status, a solicitor relates her experience of representing a client who successfully applied for a non-molestation order.