All Law Gazette articles in 24 July 2017
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Opinion
Relentless expansion of litigation funding
US funding market is still seen as offering plenty of headroom for growth.
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News
Consultant lent client £30k then acted in parents' house sale
SRA notice outlines how experienced solicitor was involved in transaction where conflict was possible.
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News
'McKenzie students' have a role - but only under supervision, says professor
London South Bank University's Andy Unger concerned that Solicitors Qualifying Examination will not focus on the right skills.
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News
Buckland: pro bono no substitute for legal aid
Solicitor-general says newly established panel will help to promote lawyers' efforts.
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News
Watch: Lord Neuberger and Lord Clarke valedictory remarks
Lord Neuberger, president of the Supreme Court, and Lord Clarke’s final sitting in the UK Supreme Court.
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News
Call for rethink on judges expressing opinions
Speaking out could help build public trust in the judiciary, former appeal judge says.
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News
Government confirms Northumbria courts shake-up
Solicitors fear proposals will sound the death knell for Newcastle Magistrates’ Court.
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News
Tribunal fee abolition is bad news for judicial deployment plan
More than 200 employment tribunal judges were assigned to the immigration and asylum chamber following the drop in workload.
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News
Law firm urges action on use of ‘pet solicitors’ in property purchases
Early response to leasehold reform consultation argues independence is compromised by links to developers.
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News
Junior lawyers warn that SQE risks 'devaluing solicitors'
Consultation response also reveals concerns over costs and social mobility.
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News
'Dear Sam': Judge writes to 14-year-old to explain custody ruling
Mr Justice Peter Jackson gave family judgment in a letter read out to teenager’s parents.
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Opinion
The Taylor Review – a little piece of Canada?
Employment review was an anti-climax, and even these timid recommendations may never see the light of day.
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News
Shadow justice secretary calls for independent review of court fees
Richard Burgon says government ’cannot be trusted’ to carry out review itself.
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News
'Consigned to a footnote': GC wait over accountability continues
Financial Conduct Authority proposes to extend Senior Managers Regime to all financial services firms.
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News
Interventions double year-on-year, SRA reveals
Regulator says no trend is to be taken from rise in number of firms shut down.
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News
Sentencing code 'will save £255m', Law Commission predicts
Professor David Ormerod QC says judges will no longer need to dust off decades-old law.