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All Law Gazette articles in 2 August 2021
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NewsTaylor Wessing sets up shop in Dublin
Irish office will focus on life sciences and healthcare and technology sectors.
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NewsBirmingham firm goes under three years after rescue deal
Owner of DBS Law goes into administration despite attempts to refresh the brand.
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NewsBig Four muscle in on new type of City work
Major accountancy firms 'seeking to become the engine room of professional services'.
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NewsFirm promotion: Kingsley Napley announces new head of public law
Sophie Kemp specialises in judicial review, large scale investigations and public inquiries.
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NewsSolicitor who claimed to be locked down in Chinese hospital struck off
Solicitor 'repeatedly used the claimed ill-health of his mother as a shield to try to deflect him from scrutiny', tribunal finds.
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NewsBar to review aptitude test with just 0.7% fail rate
The Bar Course Aptitude Test is 'not operating as an effective filter', says regulator.
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NewsFirm tells lawyers they will need both jabs to come into office
US-headquartered firm one of the first to require vaccinations by attending staff members.
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NewsLondon firms combine forces to create 'mid-market powerhouse'
RIAA Barker Gillette and Tibber Marks Solicitors announce merger deal.
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NewsTalks ongoing for securing evacuation of at-risk Afghan judge
Foreign secretary says nine judges have been evacuated from the destabilised country.
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NewsPI claim to proceed despite tribunal settlement
Court rejects submission that second claim in civil courts is abuse of process.
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NewsFirm hires: Number of senior appointments at Guest Walker
York-based firm has been based on the Shambles for over 35 years.
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OpinionComplicity in mass loss of life? Extinction Rebellion takes on City lawyers
Lawyers must balance their professional obligations against other imperatives, argues climate change activist Tim Crosland.
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NewsYemen: Barrister asks ICC to open 'war crimes' investigation
Application made despite 'key protagonists' not being parties to the Hague court.
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NewsMoJ pushes on with court fee increases despite majority opposition
Income will go towards HMCTS running cost and 'ensure that the courts and tribunals can continue to deliver access to justice for all'.
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NewsRetired solicitor banned for taking £275k from client’s estate
Practitioner jailed for leaving beneficiary with just £7,500 after transfers to his own account.
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NewsTrevor Sterling: 'I want to see the second black senior partner now'
The Gazette speaks to the solicitor who left school at 17 and went on to make history.
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NewsTribunal rules student wrongly believed she was employed by firm
Claimant even turned up at offices of firm but was told she would need to make an appointment.