All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020 – Page 3
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NewsIrwin Mitchell to run helpline for 1,500 rugby clubs hit by Covid
Firm using link with England Rugby to provide legal and financial advice during difficult times.
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OpinionProtected characteristics and coronavirus
In early April 2020, during the UK-wide lockdown, the Women and Equalities Committeelaunched an inquiry to identify the impact of Covid-19 on protected characteristics.
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NewsBig firms recall most furloughed staff - but job losses loom
Furloughs and freezes part 2 - Firms are braced for 'unpredictable year' despite tentative signs of recovery.
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NewsFirm hire: Hudgell Solicitors
Professional Deputy Eve Carter joins Hudgell Solicitors to support people unable to manage their own finances through injury and ill health
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NewsDAC Beachcroft celebrates sixth year of profit growth
Firm is as ‘strategically, financially and operationally resilient as possible’.
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NewsOdds of securing pupillage through gateway widen to 14-1
White candidates more than twice as likely to receive offer than BAME applicants.
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NewsPlanning law overhaul aims to fast-track housing projects
Government hails ‘once in a generation’ opportunity - but critics point to sidelining of local communities.
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FeatureGovernment announces independent review of judicial review
On 31 July 2020 the Government launched an independent review to examine whether there is a need to reform the judicial review process in the UK.
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NewsHigh Court denies journalist access to files on flawed adoption
Local council had sought to remove girl from her mother ‘on the slimmest of evidence’.
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NewsSacked lawyer handed cash through car window wins appeal
Paul Greenberg insisted the money was a gift and not a top-up of legal aid payments.
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NewsManchester Crown Court shut after suspected Covid outbreak
Reports say the court centre reopened at 2.15pm today after deep cleaning.
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NewsCity giant self-reports to SRA after trial streamed live on Zoom
Clients from different countries were able to access trial last month in contradiction of court order.
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OpinionMother in law: Confidence and determination are more important than ever
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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NewsClyde & Co retains 90% of trainees – but trims NQ pay
Newly-qualified solicitors will now receive £68,000.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell puts 110 jobs at risk of redundancy
Firm says move to digital processes has changed requirements of the business.
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NewsFamily affair: Father and sons work almost 170 years at same firm
Anthony and John Miller Last month Obiter reported on south east firm Thomson Snell & Passmore being recognised as the world’s oldest legal practice. Middlesex firm Miller Clayton can’t quite claim such longevity, having been founded in the 1930s, but its unbroken record of family service ...
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NewsDiscount for early guilty pleas 'could be abolished' - report
Criminals currently get up to a third off their sentences if they plead guilty at the first opportunity.
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NewsQuindell successor sues PwC for £63m over Slater and Gordon deal
Big Four firm denies allegations of illicit communication affecting 2015 negotiations.