All Law Gazette articles in 25 February 2019
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HMCTS delays £1bn courts reform by a year
Programme needs more time if government is to meet ambitious targets.
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ICAEW loses appeal to regulate all legal services
Accountancy body cannot convince High Court judges to overturn Lord Chancellor’s decision.
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Metamorph returns to acquisition trail
Verisona Law says joining the Metamorph stable ensures a bright future for clients and staff.
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Supreme Court to sit in Wales for the first time
Goruchaf Lys y DU i eistedd yng Nghymru yn yr haf.
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No-deal would hobble fight against crime, Society warns in new Brexit guidance
Christina Blacklaws says the UK could end up relying on a treaty from the 1950s.
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Opinion
Blog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: balancing World Book Day and probate applications.
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Equity investor pumps millions into two conveyancing firms
BGF says it will take a minority interest in businesses and maintain a ‘patient outlook’ on investments.
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Grayling's disastrous probation sell-off will cost taxpayer extra £467m
Chris Grayling’s Ministry of Justice ‘set itself up to fail’ in reforming probation services, wasting at least £467m of taxpayers’ money. That is the verdict of public spending watchdog the National Audit Office, whose forensic analysis of the ’Transforming Rehabilitation’ initiative contains yet more damning criticism of how the department ...
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Opinion
Moments in history
Marking the conclusion of LGBT+ history month, Alison Stanley reflects on some of the watershed moments in legal developments affecting LGBT+ rights.
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Opinion
It's not a solicitor's job to do their opponent's homework
New duties will place an extra burden on solicitors and compromise their own position with clients.
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Compensation boost for crime victims who lived with attacker
Ministry of Justice lays down statutory instrument to scrap 'same-roof' rule.
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Opinion
Theatre review: Gently down the stream
Martin Sherman’s treatment of the lives and persecution of gay men, and the winning of equal rights, is an impressive piece of theatre.
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Law Report
Starred digests: 28 February 2019
This week’s law reports include a court ruling in the case of alleged unlawful detention of five claimants pending deportation to Libya.
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Listed PI firm owner upbeat about driving away from RTA claims
NewLaw parent company posts bullish financial results but dividend payout will be unchanged.
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MoJ urged to 'march forward fast' as Labour strengthens legal aid commitment
Practitioners and MPs tell justice minister Lucy Frazer QC what they think about the LASPO review.
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Firm promotions: Four partner appointments at Brown Rudnick
The international firm’s new partners are based in its London, Boston and New York offices.
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Partnership model declines in growing legal services market
Annual snapshot shows UK legal services sector generated £35.1bn in 2018, 6.3% up on previous year.
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Opinion
The value of witness statements in commercial arbitrations
It would be a brave party or counsel who decides not to serve witness statements to save costs.
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'Pathological litigation': Court plea to rein in epic dispute between warring solicitors
‘Shameful waste of time and money’ has left lawyers’ reputations ‘in tatters’, says judge.
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'We refuse to be silenced': MoJ urged to reconsider legal aid for inquests
Charity heads to parliament to make the case for automatic non-means tested public funding.