All Law Gazette articles in 29 July 2019
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NewsRetention rate high at Linklaters
The firm joins Slaughter and May in posting a rise in trainee retentions.
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NewsSolicitor acted in court for 12 years without being formally qualified
Akindele Ogun sued the SRA after it banned him from exercising higher rights of audience.
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FeatureBalancing act
No one talks about ‘light touch’ regulation in financial services these days. But is the FCA struggling to find the right balance between intervention and fostering innovation? Grania Langdon-Down reports
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NewsDisputes outfit HFW partners with litigation analytics startup
Global disputes firm announces development partnership with litigation analytics startup.
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OpinionA bad time to review regulation
We must promote the strengths other countries have seen in our legal professions before confronting those abroad with something unfamiliar.
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NewsBusiness as usual under Buckland
Former solicitor-general was asked to pick up his predecessor’s ‘ambitious agenda’.
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NewsNews focus: Charity case
With income down amid waning interest, this is a worrying time for SBA – the Solicitors’ Charity. But the organisation’s new CEO remains convinced the organisation still has plenty to offer.
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NewsLawyer checked out
The ‘I’m a lawyer’ line shouldn’t be deployed at the self-service queue in Tesco.
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NewsRetention rates high at magic circle firms
Slaughter and May and Linklaters both reveal rise in number of trainee intakes this year.
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OpinionRevolving door
Average tenure for lord chancellors at Petty France is brief, but this wasn’t always the case.
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FeatureRoads to recovery
Overstretched bailiffs and enforcement processes as complex as the original court case are the hallmarks of a civil recovery regime that is not fit for purpose. Marialuisa Taddia reports
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NewsBT hives off lawyers to DWF
International firm DWF will provide insurance and real estate services to telecoms giant BT under strategic partnership.
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NewsCosts question looms over Russian fish tycoons' London litigation
The ‘substantial’ costs of the claim are being met by anonymous third parties, whose identity is closely guarded.