All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020
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Hogan Lovells to reverse salary cuts and bring back pay reviews
International firm says it enjoyed ‘solid performance’ over summer months.
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Firm reveals its profits swallowed by failed £3m business venture
Lyons Davidson buoyed by pre-tax profits of £4.4m, and confident it can recoup written-off losses.
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Portuguese children sue 33 countries over climate ‘failures’
A case has been filed with the European Court of Human Rights.
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Squire Patton Boggs moves to new office – and announces home working test
International firm will run a six-month trial allowing people to work from home up to half of the time.
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SRA costs slashed as tribunal fumes at hourly rates and lack of detail
Regulator sought £22,500 in ‘straightforward’ case but got less than half.
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SRA was right to prosecute cleared Baker executives - tribunal
SDT publishes its full reasoning in the case over the conduct of former London managing partner Gary Senior.
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Opinion
Mother in law: Office romances
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Firm hires: Familiar faces return to Gardner Leader
Thames Valley law firm welcomes back Tim Blackman and Emma Ladd.
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Council ABS in black after £1m loan from parent authorities
LGSS Law reverses last year’s losses after a year in which it reassessed its strategy.
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Law Society brings legal action against Legal Aid Agency
Chancery Lane alleges agency did not consult on decision to bring legal aid cost assessments in-house.
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Claims numbers plummet during pandemic but volumes expected to surge
Civil justice statistics highlight extent of the effect of the lockdown in the second quarter of 2020.
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Opinion
Official secrets and spies
We should not rush into reforming laws on espionage and unauthorised disclosures.
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BSB pilots reverse mentoring scheme for white QCs
Senior white barristers will be mentored by BAME bar students and pupils.
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Defence forced to come to court while CPS stays home, Welsh firms claim
Criminal defence solicitors are routinely refused permission to appear via video link, firms allege in open letter.
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Let us cancel PII policies for non-payment, plead insurers
Trade association says insurers are being asked to take on unsustainable risk during current crisis.
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Race and the tribunal: SDT to examine whether some solicitors treated more harshly
Tribunal says it is to look in detail at links between outcomes and the profile of those prosecuted.
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Jobs safeguarded as 150-year-old firm acquired by neighbour
Blaser Mills Law completes the acquisition of Reynolds Parry Jones.
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Normalise menopause discussions, Law Society tells firms
Law Society releases guidance to mark Menopause Awareness Month.