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All Law Gazette articles in 24 February 2020
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NewsCompetition watchdog attacks conveyancer-developer tie-ups
Competition and Markets Authority concerned solicitors could compromise duty to clients to avoid losing recommendations.
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NewsDowning St deals death blow to UK role in euro patent court
Participation 'clearly inconsistent with our objective of becoming an independent self-governing nation'.
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NewsLeeds chambers closes after 60 years
Zenith Chambers ‘will no longer be operating as a barristers chambers'.
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OpinionThe UK legal system should support trans people
A legal system must work for all. Anything less is not worthy of the name.
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News'Not something to get hysterical about': LCJ on constitutional reform
Lord Burnett of Maldon plays down predictions of clash between executive and judiciary.
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NewsHuge blow to SFO as Barclays bosses acquitted
The verdict raises questions over the Serious Fraud Office’s ability to secure criminal convictions against individuals.
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News'Woefully inadequate': profession reacts to £50m criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says the government's proposals are not enough to save defence solicitors from extinction.
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NewsGreen campaigners lie down outside Slaughter and May
Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion accuse the firm of ‘slaughtering the planet’ after advising Premier Oil on its North Sea expansion.
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NewsCoronavirus: Law firm shares plunge as FTSE reels
Legal sector hit as London market slumps to four-year low.
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OpinionCrumbs from the table: MoJ's proposals fail to address criminal justice crisis
It is hardly surprising if a starving man reacts angrily when someone very precisely and deliberately doles but a single crumb to him.
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News'Up to £50m on offer': MoJ unveils criminal legal aid fee reforms
Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland says the additional funding will be split evenly between solicitors and barristers.
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NewsCoronavirus: Baker McKenzie shuts London office
More than 1,000 staff members asked to work from home as a precautionary measure.
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NewsA&O picks new global managing partner
Gareth Price, who trained at Allen & Overy and was head of energy for eight years, will take up the post in May.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: online reviews.
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NewsLawyers angry as MoJ U-turn leaves LiPs on their own in court
Campaigners say dropping of ADR incentivises insurers to deny liability more often.
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NewsFirm hire: Former Shoosmiths sector head joins Roythornes
Bhavesh Amlani will head the Midlands firm's national property team.
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NewsExtinction Rebellion targets Slaughter and May
The campaigners will stage a ‘crime scene’ outside the firm’s Moorgate office tomorrow morning.
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NewsRecommended minimum salary for trainees rises 1.9%
Trainees outside London should receive a minimum of £19,992 a year, says Law Society.
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NewsCommercial lawyer one of the first to take up freelance status
Jo Rayner says her status can give her flexibility she needs as SRA reforms start to take effect.