All Law Gazette articles in 27 October 2023
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NewsFirm hires and promotions: Wrigleys Solicitors
Yorkshire-based legal specialists offer permanent positions to newly qualified solicitors Molly Neville and Will Fowers.
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NewsSRA fines firm where client account did not add up
Shortage of £9,300 on the client account was rectified before the SRA finished its inspection and clients suffered no loss.
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News'Tense' exchange as magic circle firm seeks to recover £2m in unpaid fees
Judgment reserved in hearing which focused on the language of the agreement and if defendants are liable for past and future fees.
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NewsIBA 2023: 'Ethical gatekeepers' plan kicked into long grass
Proposed addition to 'client's interests paramount' rule prompts heated debate in Paris.
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NewsIBA 2023: Proportionality 'not an optional extra' says ICC prosecutor
International Criminal Court will investigate 7 October attacks - but will not 'act precipitously', Karim Khan KC says.
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OpinionAI: Is the law ready?
Wider engagement at an artificial intelligence policy level has never been more crucial. Lawyers must be part of this process.
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NewsBaker McKenzie reports flat revenue figures again
Firm says it is facing up to challenges of market uncertainties.
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NewsProfitable firm ruined by Covid loans burden, say directors
Administrators’ report plots rapid descent from profitable business to collapse.
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OpinionPrice points
Transparency Rules were introduced in 2018-19, yet over half of firms do not fully comply with the prices and services requirement. Why so?
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OpinionLetters roundup: 27 October 2023
Axiom Ince, changing the culture on divorce and disclosure warning: your letters to the editor.
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NewsWalking with kings, down the mall
When it comes to career advice, there is a lot of talk these days about networking and the power of your network.
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NewsIBA 2023: 40 more years to achieve women's equality
Pace of legal change is slowing, World Bank legal chief tells the International Bar Association.
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NewsFurther courts closed over RAAC safety concerns
Blackpool courts closed after RAAC identified on site found to be defective.
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NewsStruck-off solicitor and unregistered barrister disbarred
Practitioner had failed to inform Bar Standards Board of strike-off over misappropriation of nearly £141,000 from client account.
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NewsRyanair loses in £2m claim over cancelled flight refunds
Incurred and estimated costs for all parties involved reached a sum ‘considerably greater’ than the amount in dispute, judge finds.
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OpinionExchange of contracts: Going digital
Being able to exchange digitally could benefit solicitors and clients dealing with both residential and commercial properties transactions across the UK.
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NewsExpert alleges solicitors named him on cases without his consent
Court received email weeks before trial date saying unpaid expert was pulling out.