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All Law Gazette articles in 21 September 2020
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NewsCrisis navigator to help criminal firm provide holistic support
Not-for-profit outfit Commons says service will address clients' underlying social needs.
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NewsFirm hire: New equity partner joins BDBF
Paula Chan has worked on high-profile employee exits and high-value whistleblowing, breach of contract and workplace discrimination disputes.
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NewsCease-and-desist letter takes a swing at Bill Murray
Firm says actor has been using client's music without permission.
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NewsHundreds of students register for bar re-sits
BSB says August exam performance appears to be in line with last year despite technical difficulties.
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NewsBirmingham solicitor elected as future president of Law Society
Lubna Shuja will take up position in 2022 after serving as deputy vice and then vice president.
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OpinionYou can't put a price tag on judicial review
Lawyers are working out how best to respond to the Independent Review of Administrative Law call for evidence.
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NewsTop divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk
High-profile family firm Vardags says delays in the court system have slowed down case progression.
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NewsRemote hearings fail most vulnerable clients, say solicitors
People with mental health issues, learning disabilities and language barriers believed to be at particular disadvantage.
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NewsFreshfields elects first female senior partner in management revamp
Georgia Dawson will lead new senior leadership team.
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NewsFirm required to disclose client advice in dishonesty claim
Law firm, which did not specifically object to the disclosure application, expects the documents to absolve it from liability.
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NewsSQE could halve cost of qualification, says consultancy
Legal training provider Barbri announces £6,000 SQE prep course.
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NewsSunak offers new incentives to keep on ‘viable’ jobs over winter
Chancellor says that as economy reopens it is 'fundamentally wrong' to hold people in jobs that only exist inside furlough.
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NewsHMCTS to introduce evening sessions in magistrates' court
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says evening sessions will run from 5pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday.
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FeatureLaw Commission’s consultation on marriage reforms
Much needed change is now on the horizon and it can’t come soon enough.
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NewsInvestigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant
Alexandra Wilson says she should not expect to have to constantly justify her existence at work.
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NewsUS private equity firm increases stake in DWF
Cartesian Capital says DWF strategy offers great value for shareholders.
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NewsCoronavirus a ‘catalyst’ for cross-border mediation
More than 50 countries have signed up to Singapore Convention on Mediation so far.
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NewsWales 'more conscious' of devolution due to Covid-19 laws
Former lord chief justice says people are having to grapple with Welsh law in their day-to-day lives.
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NewsRemote family lawyers 'feeling isolated' during lockdown
Family law group chief says remote working has taken away important water-cooler conversations.