All Law Gazette articles in 30 March 2020
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NewsTreasury solicitor asks for service of proceedings by email
The Government Legal Department (GLD) has asked for any documentation to be sent to the agency by e-mail rather than post, to avoid handling of materials. In an announcement today, GLD said it would ’strongly prefer electronic service of new legal proceedings in the UK’ that are required to be ...
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OpinionCovid-19 will cast a long shadow
We should all contemplate the longer-term consequences for our profession.
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ProfileMy legal life: Rachel Adamson, Adkirk Law
Director and head of fraud and regulatory, Preston.
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NewsWealthy breathe cleaner air – official
International Arbitration Centre – London’s swanky hub for dispute resolution – is still a pestilence-free zone.
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OpinionAliens sent among us
Criminal Dissent – Prosecutions Under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 | Wendell Bird
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OpinionOnes that (almost) got away
Investigating the Almost Perfect Murders: The Case of Russell Causley and Other Crimes | Anthony Nott
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OpinionAmerican history through the lens of the law
A History of American Law 4th edition | Lawrence M. Friedman
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NewsMagic circle equality scheme attracts more men than women
Pioneering scheme was introduced by Linklaters Germany to help retain female lawyers.
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NewsBar’s leniency on conduct under spotlight
Barrister watchdog has challenged just two tribunal judgments in the past five years - a fraction of the SRA’s annual count of appealing sanctions imposed on solicitors.
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FeatureAn uphill battle
Global efforts to achieve equality for women at the top of the legal profession are struggling to get results. Melanie Newman finds out what is going wrong – and what is working.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Christian Beadell, Fletchers Solicitors
Head of medical negligence, Southport.
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NewsNews focus: Unified Patent Court impasse - what now?
A German ruling to void membership of the Unified Patent Court highlights the fragility of supranational institutions. But is the UK ready to take advantage of this window of opportunity?
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FeatureHow to work in new ways
With Covid-19 shutting offices and forcing teams apart, Katharine Freeland looks at remote, flexible and agile working
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FeatureThe relevance of pre-contract information
In PBS Energo v Bester Generacion [2020] EWHC 223 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court concluded that asbestos contamination, encountered on a biomass energy plant construction project, had been foreseeable in light of the pre-contract information provided to the subcontractor.
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OpinionOut of the knacker’s yard?
Remote and agile working is certainly one for the medium-term. I speak from experience.
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NewsCoronavirus: Priority courts scheme starts today
Lawyers urged to check online list of open courts and 'staffed courts' before they travel.