All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020 – Page 6
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News
Lawyers can break quarantine to attend court, says Bar Council
Department for Transport announcement comes after ‘significant lobbying’.
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News
The polecat, the piano and the pearl earrings
Law centre solicitor had to deal with an unexpected furry guest.
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'Procedural muddle': family case came before 15 judges
Court of Appeal judgment highlights importance of judicial continuity.
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Payday loan verdict opens the way for more legal action
Lender breached consumer credit rules, High Court finds in case brought by 12 claimants.
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City firm sets 'improvement measures' to promote BAME lawyers
Action plan to champion racial equity through wellbeing and learning, community work and client engagement.
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Firms drop A-level requirements
‘Academic performance is not an accurate predictor of performance in a role,’ says Ashurst.
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Social justice training contracts up for grabs
Legal Education Foundation opens application process for Justice First Fellowship 2020.
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Bar students can re-sit 'before December', says regulator
Bar Standards Board apologises to bar school students for distress caused by online exam faults.
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Utah to pioneer non-lawyer ownership in US first
State supreme court approves two-year trial of regulatory sandbox.
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Opinion
Heads in the sandbox
Change is coming. It is better to surf and control it than to wish for a past that is not going to be resurrected.
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Four more Nightingale courts open
Six out of 10 temporary venues announced last month to clear justice backlog now hearing cases.
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Former BT lawyers quit DWF over office relocation plans
International firm wanted to move staff from Sheffield to Leeds.
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PI lawyers step up 'injury prevention' campaign
Government focusing on wrong things says APIL in week-long road safety initiative.
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Junior lawyers confront law school in wake of formal complaint
Junior Lawyers Division urges BPP to explain why concerns ‘have not been appropriately dealt with’.
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Solicitors still acting as fronts for ‘dubious schemes’
SRA updates warning after publishing review of 40 recent cases leading to regulatory action.
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Opinion
A balancing act: Trade negotiations
Citizens and corporates of the EU and the UK should be able to choose the lawyers they want without unnecessary barriers.
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News
Covid-19 protocol encourages 'positive behaviours' in clinical negligence litigation
Best practice agreement designed to protect frontline staff and reassure claimants.
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Jury trial halted in Liverpool after paralegal tests positive for Covid-19
Manchester Crown Court remains closed after virus outbreak.
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Court rooms are sitting empty, says criminal bar
Number of trials being vacated remains persistently high, according to government figures.