All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020
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NewsNews focus: Witnessing wills in absentia
Lockdown has prompted the government to update the 183-year-old rules on witnessing wills. But some solicitors think reform is unnecessary and risks creating a contentious probate spike.
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OpinionCould an active judiciary end Washington deadlock?
Restoring The Global Judiciary: Why The Supreme Court Should Rule In US Foreign Affairs | Martin S Flaherty
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ProfileMy legal life: Susie Murray, Ashfords
Partner specialising in non-contentious agricultural, equestrian and rural matters.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Rachel Mathieson, Bates Wells, London
Member of Bates Wells’ employment team.
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FeatureHow Beatrice beat the protectionists
Solicitor pioneer who transferred from the bar in the face of protectionism.
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NewsBig Breakfast
Solicitor Kate Studholme, author of An Elephant for Breakfast, embarks on mission to save wildlife.
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NewsBlack lawyers plagued by stereotypes, says Grenfell solicitor
Prominent civil liberties solicitor Marcia Willis Stewart QC decries continuing perpetuation of racial stereotypes in the law.
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NewsNHS facing Covid compensation ‘storm’ from cancer patients
Clinical negligence specialist warns that goodwill towards the NHS during the pandemic will not last.
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OpinionTeaching children the value of the law
Equal to Everything – Judge Brenda and the Supreme Court | Afua Hirsch and Henny Beaumont
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NewsCity firms remain upbeat despite profit pressures
City says it is 'cautiously optimistic' for next year.
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OpinionLife comes at you faster
As everyday life screeched to a halt, the evolution of the legal profession itself accelerated.
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NewsThree quarters of in-house lawyers outsourcing work to cut costs
Large organisations spend nearly one out of every three hours on ‘low‑value’ tasks, report finds.
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NewsFaking it to get off the hook
Escaping traffic offences, avoiding child maintenance payments, and dodging a parking fine: reasons to fake your own death.
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Feature‘Joint V’ Roundtable: Famous Five
There is no rule book on how law societies should deal with a pandemic. So when members looked to the profession’s local leaders for support, how did they respond?
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OpinionLockdown: navigating the moral maze
Courts have done nothing to undermine the fight against Covid-19
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NewsPoetry and motion
London Legal Support Trust encourages you to ‘take on 10k your way’ this year: will you write 10 poems or skip 10km?
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FeatureTears in the fabric
Expensive and business-critical, internal investigations will only increase in the aftermath of lockdown, reports Marialuisa Taddia.
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NewsHigh street firms and law centres 'could collapse', warn MPs
Justice committee says government must do more to financially support lawyers through Covid-19 crisis in landmark report.