All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020 – Page 11
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NewsFirm promotion: New head of Hill Dickinson’s Singapore office
Andrew Lee is a maritime and trade disputes expert with a focus on shipping, commodities, offshore/marine construction and insurance.
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NewsBPP tight-lipped over sale report
Specialist publication reports that BPP University is preparing to return to the market.
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NewsCall for reform of official secrets regime
'Antiquated' laws do not allow prosecution of foreigners operating overseas, Law Commission says.
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NewsSRA targets ‘real diversity’ as it searches for new board members
Solicitors who have worked in ABSs or high street firms invited to apply for roles.
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NewsNormalise menopause discussions, Law Society tells firms
Law Society releases guidance to mark Menopause Awareness Month.
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NewsJobs safeguarded as 150-year-old firm acquired by neighbour
Blaser Mills Law completes the acquisition of Reynolds Parry Jones.
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NewsRace 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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NewsLet 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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NewsDefence 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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NewsBSB pilots reverse mentoring scheme for white QCs
Senior white barristers will be mentored by BAME bar students and pupils.
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OpinionOfficial secrets and spies
We should not rush into reforming laws on espionage and unauthorised disclosures.
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NewsClaims 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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NewsLaw 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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NewsCouncil 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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NewsFirm hires: Familiar faces return to Gardner Leader
Thames Valley law firm welcomes back Tim Blackman and Emma Ladd.
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OpinionMother in law: Office romances
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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NewsSRA 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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NewsSRA 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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NewsSquire 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.