All Law Gazette articles in 4 December 2017 – Page 6
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Opinion
Will fixed costs transform the takeup of legal expenses insurance?
No magic formula exists to turn before-the-event cover into the main source of funding for civil litigation.
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News
HMCTS makes fresh commitment to Welsh language provision
‘No one should have to ask for a service to be provided to them in Welsh’ - HMCTS chief.
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News
Banks turn to blockchain to cope with compliance
Smart contracts could streamline the checking of legal entity identifiers required by new legislation.
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News
Simpson Millar confirms plans to cut at least 100 jobs
National firm bosses say business suffered from ‘substantial under-investment’ while part of listed company.
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News
Employment tribunal cases 'double' since Unison judgment
National user group says effect of July's Supreme Court decision on fees has yet to be fully felt.
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Profile
Representing claimants in UK's first data leak group action case
Nick McAleenan, JMW Solicitors.
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News
Junior barrister numbers at ‘25-year low’ says new chair
Andrew Walker QC warns of younger generation increasingly being forced out of a career at the bar.
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News
Challenge to legal aid cuts gets under way
Law Society seeking judicial review of changes to litigators graduated fee scheme.
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News
Tax firm negligent for not warning about risks of avoidance scheme
Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling involving tax advice specialist.
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News
Firm announcement: Linklaters
Michael Cutting retires from Linklaters to join UK Competition Appeal Tribunal
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News
Judge rules that reviving a struck-out claim not an abuse of process
Defendants wanted court to strike out estimated £20,000 claim for a second time.
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News
Government fights back in judges' pension row
Transitional provisions were introduced out of a sense of moral responsibility, Employment Appeal Tribunal told.
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News
White candidates twice as likely to achieve pupillage, bar regulator reveals
'More research needed' to find out why differences in attainment persist.
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News
Claims taking longer as huge numbers go through county route
More pressure on the county county court at a time when almost 20 have recently closed.
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News
Costs lawyers fear fixed fees but feel they can weather Jackson storm
Group urges government to keep faith in costs budgeting rather than tear up the rulebook again.
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News
Fraud office future secure as government eyes economic crime reform
National Economic Crime Centre will have the power to ask SFO to investigate cases.
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Opinion
The Brexit deal does not help our practice rights
Only two categories of UK lawyers will continue to have any rights recognised through the withdrawal agreement.
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News
Brexit: solicitors welcome 'breathing space' deal
Phase 1 agreement stresses need for legal clarity - including mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments.
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Opinion
Regulators need to learn to let go
The Bar Standards Board’s pursuit of Lincoln Crawford has rightly come under fire.