All Law Gazette articles in 19 June 2017 – Page 4
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News
Judges' pay review to seek data on previous earnings
Government picks date of lord chancellor's swearing in to produce olive branch on judges' pay.
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News
CMS faces ‘breach of duty’ claim in investment dispute
Sixth largest law firm targeted in £65m claim involving Swarovski family funds.
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Opinion
Global challenges in Brexit times
The same urgent topics are preoccupying major bars and law societies across the world.
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News
Grenfell Tower fire: lawyers step up pro bono efforts
North Kensington Law Centre and housing specialists are providing free daily drop-in advice clinics.
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Opinion
Pro bono support when tragedy strikes
Solicitors' response to devastating events has shown community spirit at its best.
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Opinion
UK must not self-harm
The Law Society is ready to play its part in securing the best possible Brexit deal.
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News
Profession ponders parliamentary 'ping-pong'
A new lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice – the fourth in a row without legal qualifications – will be sworn in today as the government prepares to unveil a stripped-back Queen’s speech in the aftermath of the election. David Lidington MP’s team at the Ministry of Justice ...
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Memory Lane
The Law Society Gazette, 21 June 2007 Profession hits back at complaints verdict The leaders of the solicitors’ profession hit back at the legal services ombudsman this week after she branded the Legal Complaints Service’s performance as ‘still well short of where a modern, customer-focused organisation should be’. In her ...
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Opinion
What we want from the new government
We want many things from this government, writes APIL president Brett Dixon, but what we want most is a new emphasis on the need to help injured people instead of treating them as just a drain on resources.
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News
News focus: Solicitors set free - but at what price?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has backed the idea of practitioners working in unauthorised entities and dismisses fears this will create a ‘wild west’ for consumers
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Opinion
Fight for our rights
Disciplinary bodies must do more to punish unqualified people who breach the rules regarding rights of audience in our courts.
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Opinion
Keeping the family silver
Does the LSB believe in a free market or a market engineered by a state actor?
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Feature
Europhile in at Petty France
David Lidington claims to care passionately about access to justice, but his voting record is open to question.
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Feature
The ethical dimension
Can in-house lawyers be a moral compass for the organisations which employ them, or should general counsel ‘have the back’ of the CEO and the board?