All Law Gazette articles in 22 September 2023
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NewsSolicitor safety: Home Office 'regularly reviews' immigration language
Immigration Law Practitioners' Association wrote to Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman about 'climate of hostility'.
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NewsMore ex-Post Office workers have convictions quashed
Crown court hearing follows referrals from the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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NewsDJs now on £126k as judicial salaries rise 7%
Daily sitting fees have also increased, according to figures released by the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsGlobal bar body publishes list of 'critical' challenges
'Pressure not to represent clients viewed as unacceptable' among seven key issues.
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NewsEx-Post Office solicitor tells Inquiry: 'I had nothing to hide'
Mandy Talbot says she would not have advised Post Office to ‘throw money’ at covering up faults with Horizon.
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NewsSRA contacts police over Axiom Ince case
Met confirms investigation following report by Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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NewsRosenblatt owner ‘ditching historic baggage’ as profits dip
RBG Holdings offloaded its litigation finance business to refocus on legal services.
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NewsClients seek to force concessions from funders
Leading silk says claimants would have to be ‘angelic’ not to capitalise on PACCAR ruling.
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NewsSRA board members get hefty pay rises
Across-the-board increases as high as 50% reflect 'reality of need to keep and attract a diverse group'.
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NewsTaskforce to examine ethics of firms acting for oligarchs
The group, made up of senior lawyers and civil society representatives, will provide guidance and recommendations.
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NewsExpert witnesses protest new 20-page report limit
New rules for fixed recoverable costs extension restrict the length of expert reports.
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NewsDame Sue Carr likely to be known as lady chief justice
First woman in the role had been thought likely to assume the title of lord chief justice.
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NewsFirm hire: Brachers welcomes family law partner
Abigail Eriksson-Lee joins Brachers from Thomas Mansfield.
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NewsLaw firms and banks ‘at risk’ of sanctions breaches
Legal practices finding it ‘really difficult’ to employ the right compliance staff, Law Society conference hears.
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NewsFirm hire: International arbitration specialist joins Signature Litigation
Law firm welcomes Philipp Kurek to its partnership.
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NewsTaking the biscuit (or cake?)
Senior solicitor comes up with tasty campaign to help schoolchildren understand what judges and lawyers do.
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Opinion'Gratuitous' regulation
Aspects of the Bar Standards Board’s new guidance on social media strike me as questionable.
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OpinionWhat will the bar look like in 2043?
Bar chair Nick Vineall KC says anomaly of conferring title ‘barrister’ before qualification process is complete is ‘single biggest systemic risk to profession’.
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NewsTribunal deals pensions blow to judges
Recorders compulsorily enrolled in different pension scheme when they were appointed circuit judges.