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All Law Gazette articles in 29 November 2021
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NewsHundreds of court staff support strike over Common Platform, union says
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) says the Common Platform is ‘fundamentally flawed’.
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NewsWomble Bond Dickinson finally fights off negligence claim
Deputy Master Toogood said the pandemic cannot ‘excuse a four-month delay’ in applying to amend pleadings.
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NewsFirm hit by pandemic bought after entering administration
Essex firm said the pandemic had affected its core SME client base.
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NewsFirm hire: Simpson Millar welcomes employment law solicitor
Balal Qaiser joins the law firm's Leeds office.
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NewsLawyers could be referred to regulators for inappropriate urgent applications
Mrs Justice Cockerill says the Hamid jurisdiction is not ‘confined’ to judicial review proceedings.
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NewsFirm lets staff take 'you day' if they've already done their hours
Managing partner says new policy will enable all staff to work flexibly.
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NewsIncrease in BSB staff not ‘reasonable or proportionate’ - Bar Council
The General Council of the Bar is consulting on a 4.5% overall increase in practising certificate fees.
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OpinionMother in law: Paternity leave and the gender pay gap
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPicking up the pieces after legal aid cuts
Justice in a Time of Austerity: Stories From a System in Crisis
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NewsCJEU advised to dismiss Hungary and Poland's rule of law case
The two countries are challenging a regulation to suspend funds to member states breaching the rule of law.
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NewsOutrage at Taliban takeover of Afghanistan bar association
Move has 'completely compromised the independence of the legal profession', International Bar Association states.
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NewsLaw Society’s annual awards to end after 15 years
Annual celebration of profession’s brightest and best will not take place in 2022.
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NewsYounger lawyers unhappy about working hours
Survey says law firm bosses need to tune into generational differences in attitudes to working.
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NewsSmall claims taking 51 weeks to go to trial as litigants wait for justice
Parties now waiting around three months longer for resolution in the smallest cases, official statistics reveal.
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NewsMail lawyers criticised for lack of ‘clear focus’ in Meghan appeal
Grounds of appeal have been 'neither followed nor mentioned much in argument', master of rolls says.
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OpinionA broken system: education, health, and care plans
In SEND tribunals David is pitched against Goliath, and even if David wins they still lose money, time and resources.
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NewsCarnwath disappointed ‘legal enforcement’ was not discussed at Cop 26
Former Supreme Court justice says Britain 'has a good story to tell in this particular area'.
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NewsFirm hire: Seladore Legal recruits partner Gary Milner-Moore
Milner-Moore joins from Herbert Smith Freehills where he was a senior equity partner.