All Law Gazette articles in 21 May 2018 – Page 2
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NewsFrom defender to fraudster
Edmund O’Connor, an Irish solicitor of 100 years ago, appeared for William Podmore at the 1928 inquest on Vivian Messiter. James Morton His client, alleged to have moved Messiter’s body, was only 5’ 3”, and the deceased a much bigger man. O’Connor persuaded the pathologist to try ...
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OpinionDreamvar nightmare?
Last week’s long-awaited decision did not deliver the clarity solicitors will have been hoping for.
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FeatureThe only way is ethics
In the shadow of Silicon Valley’s scandals, tech innovators are faced with developing moral principles to govern their software alongside algorithms that run our lives.
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NewsRegulator in line of fire over waivers
The SRA was placed on the spot over ethics and transparency last week.
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NewsHyde in plain sight
In October, HMCTS chief Susan Acland-Hood noted that transparency, and more specifically ‘clear lines of sight and good accountability’, were among her guiding principles. John Hyde This ambition did not seem to extend to her department’s communications manager, who wrote to Gazette deputy news editor John ...
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NewsGateley back on acquisition trail with £4.1m firm takeover
Property and land advice specialist GCL to take listed firm’s brand name.
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NewsBlow for SFO as court throws out Barclays case
Crown court dismisses charges over emergency cash injections from Qatar.
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NewsLinklaters named in Russia money probe
MPs ’regret... unwillingness to engage with our inquiry and must leave others to judge’.
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NewsGALLERY: London Legal Walk 2018
12,000 walked (or ran) to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust’s work enabling access to justice last night.
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OpinionBeware the growing mistrust in lawyers
Magic circle firms have been facing scrutiny from House of Commons committees of late.
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NewsJudges' bar boycott 'bullying' may force solicitors to take action
Justice select committee told of unqualified staff conducting hearings and an unrepresented defendant receiving a life sentence.
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NewsLegal aid housing changes required due to court closures, High Court told
A quarter of housing possession court duty schemes have been affected.
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NewsFixed fees hitting firms in the pocket already, survey finds
Annual benchmarking report shows fee earners being replaced as costs pressure bites.
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NewsJudge rails at 'festival of mendacity' in case where truth was 'lifestyle choice'
Mr Justice Turner hits out at 'rich display of competitive dishonesty' in litigation.