All Law Gazette articles in 23 September 2019
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OpinionLetters roundup - 23 September 2019
Solicitors’ charity, criminal cases, SQE and Land Registry data: your letters to the editor.
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NewsBlind Pannick after bundles blunder
The nation’s attention turned to the Supreme Court last week for the hearing on the lawfulness of the government’s proroguing of parliament (and indeed whether the matter is justiciable in the courts). Lawyers on all sides – not to mention the Supreme Court staff and judges who don’t usually sit ...
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NewsFamily judges must justify delaying final decisions – Court of Appeal
Lord Justice Peter Jackson says adjournments should not be seen as 'pressing the pause button'.
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FeatureAsia Specific
A lack of central bureaucracy and divergent laws make the Association of Southeast Asian Nations a difficult market to crack, but for law firms that understand the region the potential is huge. Marialuisa Taddia reports.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Jagdip Bains, Talbots Law
Director and head of dispute resolution and employment, Stourbridge and Wolverhampton.
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NewsHangman’s brush with the law
Born in Rochdale in 1874, hangman John Ellis took his duties seriously. In July 1910, when only an assistant, he fought with Henry Pierrepoint who turned up drunk at Chelmsford for the execution of Frederick Foreman.
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NewsSend in the clowns: Grand designs for digital law
Legal Design Summit organisers aim to change practice of law by making it understandable and accessible via digital platforms.
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OpinionNot cricket
Much of the commentary surrounding the Sun’s story on sporting hero Ben Stokes’ family tragedy is ill-directed.
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NewsIdentity crisis in Woolf pack
Dame Fiona Woolf, president of the Law Society between 2006 and 2007, made a welcome return to Chancery Lane this month to hear the 12th Fiona Woolf Lecture. ‘What an incredible ego trip. I can’t recommend it highly enough,’ the former Lord Mayor of London said of having a lecture ...
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FeatureEyes on the prize
As consolidation enriches the first wave of legal tech entrepreneurs, competitions are springing up to pump-prime the next generation. Can they help sustain choice?
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NewsNews focus: Thinking positive on race
Leigh Day is attempting to fill a demographic void by advertising for black applicants, renewing debate about how positive discrimination can boost diversity in the legal profession
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NewsYorkshire grey
Media commentators clearly enjoyed the drama, though opinions about the value of the proceedings followed predictable lines. Under the headline ‘A pointless diversion on the road to Brexit’, the Mail opined that: ‘This pointless legal theatre is shredding what remains of this country’s reputation for the sober and mature conduct ...
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NewsIBA 2019: Brexit cited as global profession mulls threats to rule of law
More than 6,000 lawyers gather at International Bar Association annual conference in Seoul.
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OpinionHottest ticket in town
Court one, ticket one. I headed the queue for the prorogation hearing and it was an education to hear the stories of people who came from afar to defend the rule of law.
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News‘Challenger’ firm announces special dividend as profits climb
Announcement from Keystone comes on the back of another set of positive financial results.
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NewsIBA 2019: Insurance key to justice for 'forgotten middle'
Barriers include widespread exclusions for family and criminal law.
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NewsCity firms sent in to clear up after Thomas Cook collapse
Reed Smith working with the Civil Aviation Authority while Ashurst is advising the special managers of Thomas Cook entities.