All Law Gazette articles in 29 January 2018
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Insurer 'deliberately deceived' solicitors over third party capture, Supreme Court hears
Conduct described as ‘astonishing’ by one of the creators of the pre-action protocol for resolving claims.
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Union defends Crown prosecutors over AG's disclosure comments
FDA says the nature of unused material that police provide to the CPS has transformed.
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Munby delivers update on specialist courts for financial remedies
Family division president reassures practitioners that a question relating to financial claims will remain in the divorce petition.
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Opinion
Judges' pensions row must end now
The government should spend three hours discussing ways to improve judicial morale, not on further litigation.
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Crumbling courts: shut-down buildings left to 'fall into ruins'
Commons environmental audit committee says derelict court premises pose risks to society.
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Coroner’s ‘cab rank’ burial policy faces judicial review
Mary Hassell claims first come, first served rule is fairest way of dealing with deaths despite religious opposition.
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Opinion
PI firms are being hoist by their own petard
The arguments are the same, but from different voices. Why should clients not challenge costs deductions?
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Firms must 'consider' appointing data chief
Law Society guidance clarifies scope of looming EU privacy legislation.
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Slaughter and May takes on 94% of trainee intake
City firms begin to reveal their spring retention figures.
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Court rules client can see files in latest costs challenge
Judgment comes after firm charged £250 an hour for work on a claim where liability was not disputed.
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Opinion
Council of Europe: more protection ahead for lawyers
There was a significant development at the Council of Europe last week. On the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January, its Parliamentary Assembly adopted a recommendation to draft a convention on the profession of lawyer.
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Muslim couples should be legally required to register marriage, sharia review concludes
Government-commissioned study says recommendation will ensure women are fully protected under family law.
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MoJ hunts for £69m to refund power of attorney overcharging
Office of the Public Guardian cut costs of LPAs in April last year after 2 million people overpaid.
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Marathon Indian market case draws to a close
Final arguments made in local bar’s six-year challenge over ‘fly-in’ foreign lawyers.
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Unrepresented must be told about surcharges on sentencing, Society says
Law Commission has suggested that the imposition of surcharges should become an automatic consequence of conviction.
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Appoint 'mental health first aiders', law firms told
Junior lawyers say employers should conduct ‘risk assesments’ and monitor employees’ health.
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MP alleges firm 'illegally' hid records in negligence cover up
Constituent reports problems of disclosure and transparency in dispute lasting more than a decade.
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Saudi arrests put spotlight on UN human rights membership
Kingdom accused of 'arbitrary and unlawful' arrests in breach of treaty commitments and international law.
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Norton Rose and Olswang reveal pre-merger profit falls
Firms publish final full-year figures before international tie-ups.
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Carillion provided helpline service to Legal Aid Agency under £15k-a-month contract
Lord chancellor David Gauke says the risk assessment for the contract is 'minimal' following construction giant's collapse.