All Law Gazette articles in 2 October 2017 – Page 4

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    News

    News roundup: in brief

    2 October 2017

    Probe of trial waivers A growing tendency for governments to encourage criminal defendants to waive their right to a trial will be examined at a free event organised by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and Fair Trials on 12 October. Logbook loans law A draft Goods Mortgages ...

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    Opinion

    BOOK REVIEW: Life from the inside

    2 October 2017

    The Knife Went In: Real-life murders and our culture, Theodore Dalrymple

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    Feature

    Blue collar: Gareth Farrelly

    2 October 2017

    His goal kept Everton in the premier league but it was a legal run-in with FIFA that led Gareth Farrelly to his new career in law.

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    News

    News focus: How big data is transforming legal practice

    2 October 2017

    If data is the new oil that will fuel the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, how can solicitors best exploit it to provide market-leading legal services?

  • Letters
    Opinion

    A gilded age for lawyers?

    2 October 2017

    There is a growing tendency for the current generation of lawyers to cast a somewhat jaundiced eye on those of us of an earlier time. They may well have a point. The past is indeed a different country; we did things very differently there. How did we ever justify the ...

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    Opinion

    First-mover advantage

    2 October 2017

    Cross-border connectivity will help law firms prosper post-Brexit.

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    Opinion

    Action on mental health

    2 October 2017

    To retain people firms must pay attention to their wellbeing.

  • Letters
    Opinion

    Signing off on LPA abuse

    2 October 2017

    I was concerned to read about suggestions from the Financial Conduct Authority on removing the requirement for a physical signature on a lasting power of attorney. An LPA is a powerful legal document that allows a person to appoint trusted individuals to make important decisions about their health and financial ...

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    Profile

    Won £1m KWM compensation fight

    2 October 2017

    Alistair McArthur, partner and head of employment at Herrington Carmichael, Berkshire.