All Law Gazette articles in 3 February 2020
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News
'No job losses' from regional divorce centre closures, says HMCTS
Government says all digital divorce cases are now handled at a courts and tribunals service centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Opinion
A year on from the LASPO review, but it feels like time has stood still
The government said it could not deliver change overnight, but progress feels slow.
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News
Firm promotion: Graysons appoints clinical negligence specialist to partner
Carol Simpson joined the Sheffield and Chesterfield based law firm in 2018.
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Taylor Wessing axes 28 jobs following move to Liverpool
The firm orginally planned to make 34 employees redundant.
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Justice pledges could pile pressure on prisons - spending watchdog
NAO says extra police officers and tougher sentences could lead to greater demand for prison places.
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Opinion
Rehabilitation or deportation?
A response to the government’s attempted deporting of Caribbean nationals.
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News
Revealed: MoJ hit probate target in just 9% of cases in 2019
FOI request reveals just 9% of grants of probate issued within 10 working days since April 2019 – but system is back on its feet.
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Opinion
Marriage Story is brilliant drama, even if the lawyers are a little cliched
Oscar nominee does a brilliant job of showing the stresses of divorce, but an amicable split is not impossible.
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News
Some Ince creditors set to recoup just 1.6%, warn administrators
Update also gives notices that administration costs could rise to more than £1m.
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'Training is not enough': Family lawyers target Tolson over 'outdated' views on consent
Lawyers ask family chief to review HHJ Tolson QC's cases as controversial findings are raised in parliament.
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Top Japanese law firm chooses Frankfurt over London
Nishimura & Asahi says there are growing numbers of investment opportunities in Asia for European clients.
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Architect wins ‘eye-watering’ indemnity costs after ‘irrational’ neighbour claims
Defendant secures indemnity costs after seeing off claims for damages against her.
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Delay the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, law lecturers demand
Academics from across the UK claim future law students are making ‘life changing decisions’ on ‘fragmentary information’.
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Land Registry suffers digital setback over local land charge data
Searches for Peterborough City Council disabled days after it moved to a national register.
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Opinion
It’s Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies
Alison Herbert and Dr Phyl Hughes review Scarlett Curtis' 'frank, refreshing, enlightening' book on mental health.
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News
Sexual harassment training goes on City lawyers' curriculum
An interactive course, due to go live this month, will ask solicitors to reflect on their own behaviour in the workplace.
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News
Driverless cars must work for wheelchair users, says Bar Council
Bar Council also suggests a crackdown on price discrimination in relation to accessible and non-accessible taxis.
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Manchester crime firm announces closure as administrators move in
Court judgment on appointment of administrators confirms firm’s ceased operations.
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'No quick fixes': Home Office begins pre-charge bail review
Home secretary Priti Patel says concerns over 2017 reforms due to several complex factors.