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All Law Gazette articles in 16 January 2017
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NewsWar crimes judge joined a ‘terrorist’ organisation, Turkish court rules
Outrage at seven-year sentence for UN judge whose detention in Turkey stalled genocide trial.
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News‘Para-law’ firm boasts of bypassing solicitors
Legal Case Management says it can hive off the bulk of case work to ‘skilled, unregulated paralegals’.
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NewsInsurers lose High Court discount rate challenge
ABI accuses the government of ‘caving in’ to the demands of personal injury lawyers.
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NewsJudge and ex-lover guilty of law firm fraud
Simon Kenny and Emma Coates used client money at CK Solicitors to fund luxurious lifestyle.
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NewsAppeals campaign calls for open justice
UK lags behind US in making court transcripts available, says Centre for Criminal Appeals.
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NewsFirm hire: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Joshua Tod has joined the firm as of counsel in the London office.
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NewsTruss: we won’t forget legal profession in Brexit talks
Justice secretary hears concerns of leading City firms.
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OpinionA lecture from HSBC on the rule of law? That’s a tough sell
The Bingham Centre’s high-rolling GC network is well-intentioned, but it has an image problem.
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NewsBerwin keeps it in the family
Name lives on in Yorkshire – despite the collapse of European arm of King & Wood Mallesons.
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NewsSupreme Court? Millions have never heard of it, university study claims
University of East Anglia says only a third of UK adults are ‘familiar’ with court.
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NewsLaw firm rescue saves 44 jobs – but creditors could lose £3m
Carter Law placed into liquidation and remains of the firm bought by former director.
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FeatureData page – January 2017
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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NewsLaw firms dominate Stonewall ranking of inclusive employers
Practices and individuals praised for their contribution to promoting LGBT issues in the workplace.
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NewsNews focus: from billion-dollar firm to administration – what went wrong at KWM
Firm slipped into administration yesterday following months of uncertainty.
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KWM to retain European presence after going under
Firm confirms seven partners will remain in London following collapse of European arm.
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NewsJudge’s Turkey detention could set genocide organiser free
International tribunal is struggling to resolve an impasse over the jailing of a judge by the government of Turkey.
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NewsAt last: MoJ announces timetable for LASPO review
Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says 'enough time has passed’ since LASPO for the review process to begin.
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OpinionBig questions on fixed costs for civil litigators
Lawyers must accept the fixed fees concept and focus their energy on assisting the costs review – it could help them stay in business.
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NewsFTSE giants launch GC network to tackle rule of law failures
Network - including Vodafone, BP, HSBC and others - will be chaired by Graham Vinter, formerly GC of BG Group, who is now at Covington & Burling.
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NewsCouncil tight-lipped over audit into ‘secret’ £300k law firm grant
KPMG carrying out audit into deal with PI firm, but Bolton council yet to reveal publication date.