All Law Gazette articles in 20 November 2017 – Page 3
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Opinion
Unqualified success
It is in the profession’s best interests to properly recognise the value of paralegals.
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News
Slice of history
The government does not seem on course to ‘have its cake and eat it’, certainly over Brexit. Perhaps it could learn from the in-house lawyers at trade union Unison, who have had more success in this regard. Last week Obiter joined the great, good and peckish to ...
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Opinion
A private function
To deny the seriously injured the right to choose private treatment would grossly undermine the most important aim of compensation
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News
Jury out on no-show excuses
I forget who it was who asked, ‘Who would want to be tried by 12 people who were so stupid they could not get off a jury?’. They have a point. There again – forget all that rubbish about civic duty – who would want to be tried by 12 ...
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Feature
Dealing with partner departures
The experience of a tricky partner’s departure can help to define a firm’s culture and market reputation.
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Feature
Commercial property: Restrictive covenants
There are few cases so iconic that lawyers remember the names long after university or law school. One is Tulk v Moxhay [1848], the case on the restrictive covenants which have prevented building on Leicester Square. The date of that case demonstrates that well-drafted restrictive covenants on land are an ...
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Feature
Safeguarding solicitors – and our clients
Clear and proportionate regulation is the bedrock of our peerless legal system – we ignore this at our peril.
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Feature
Canada: Trading places
Buffeted by foreign incomers and embroiled in a trade stand-off with the US, Canadian law firms are seeking to broaden their horizons.
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Opinion
Spying in bulk
A case that could reset the balance between security and personal privacy was heard in Strasbourg this month.
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News
Budget preview: Digging up the ‘death tax’ would damage law firms
Chancellor could use ‘death tax’ to fund courts revamp
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News
Budget preview: Stamp duty in chancellor's sights?
Chancellor could unveil plans to increase accessibility to housing market for young professionals.
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Feature
Pro bono: Never enough
Can pro bono legal advice be more than a ‘sticking plaster on a gushing wound’?
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Feature
Blockchain: a numbers game
Blockchain is a very good horse to bet on – we just don’t yet know in which race
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Opinion
Blame game
I suppose it rarely crosses the minds of property or commercial lawyers that they may create enmities sufficient to provoke violence. For criminal lawyers, there is the reassurance that they are on the side of those who might harbour and carry out violent acts. For the family lawyer it can ...
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