All Law Gazette articles in 3 August 2020 – Page 6
-
NewsInnovation sandbox to be tested this year as LawtechUK contractors named
Oxford consortium will work on online dispute resolution platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
-
NewsFixed costs regime 'cut via the back door' for legal aid lawyers
Law centre solicitor says housing would become financially unsustainable.
-
NewsLondon criminal set to close after Covid-19 pressure
Chambers says the pandemic and the pending sale of its premises fuelled the decision.
-
NewsBar Council wades into exam row
Representative body said in June that students should be allowed short breaks during exams.
-
OpinionHostile environment
Welcome to Britain by Colin Yeo is a timely contribution to the immigration debate.
-
NewsCourt rooms are sitting empty, says criminal bar
Number of trials being vacated remains persistently high, according to government figures.
-
NewsJury trial halted in Liverpool after paralegal tests positive for Covid-19
Manchester Crown Court remains closed after virus outbreak.
-
NewsCovid-19 protocol encourages 'positive behaviours' in clinical negligence litigation
Best practice agreement designed to protect frontline staff and reassure claimants.
-
-
OpinionA 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.
-
NewsSolicitors still acting as fronts for ‘dubious schemes’
SRA updates warning after publishing review of 40 recent cases leading to regulatory action.
-
NewsJunior lawyers confront law school in wake of formal complaint
Junior Lawyers Division urges BPP to explain why concerns ‘have not been appropriately dealt with’.
-
NewsPI lawyers step up 'injury prevention' campaign
Government focusing on wrong things says APIL in week-long road safety initiative.
-
NewsFormer BT lawyers quit DWF over office relocation plans
International firm wanted to move staff from Sheffield to Leeds.
-
NewsFour more Nightingale courts open
Six out of 10 temporary venues announced last month to clear justice backlog now hearing cases.
-
OpinionHeads 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.
-
NewsUtah to pioneer non-lawyer ownership in US first
State supreme court approves two-year trial of regulatory sandbox.
-
NewsBar students can re-sit 'before December', says regulator
Bar Standards Board apologises to bar school students for distress caused by online exam faults.
-
NewsSocial justice training contracts up for grabs
Legal Education Foundation opens application process for Justice First Fellowship 2020.
-
NewsFirms drop A-level requirements
‘Academic performance is not an accurate predictor of performance in a role,’ says Ashurst.