All Law Gazette articles in 4 October 2021
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NewsNews focus: Red alert on legal advice deserts
As civil legal aid withers away across England and Wales, the Law Society is calling for fees to be reviewed and simplified urgently so that they properly reflect costs.
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OpinionSage advice from the bench on basic legal questions
The Return of Breaking Law: A Judge’s Inside Guide to Your Legal Rights & Winning in Court or Losing Well | Stephen Gold
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OpinionTrials and tribulations of a young barrister
Nemone: a young woman barrister’s battle against prejudice, class and misogyny | Nemone Lethbridge
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OpinionA better primer on technology than philosophy
Technology and Governance: Making Technology Work for Society | Casper Jaspers
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FeatureBorrowed time
Can banks and other project financiers live up to their promises on climate and human rights? Are Equator Principles delivering – or at risk of losing their relevance?
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Christian Weaver, Garden Court North Chambers
Barrister specialising in prison law, inquests and public inquiries, immigration and asylum.
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ProfileMy legal life: Laura Thomas, Wigan Council
Solicitor and member of the Law Society LGBT+ Lawyers Division Committee.
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NewsCutting out the waiting room
I’m grateful to Adrian Brodkin for writing in to suggest a new term for solicitor. But he also chastises me for confusing Clacton with ‘bracing’ Skegness. Mea culpa, which shows I did at least pass my Latin O-level. More than I did geography, which was never my strong suit. After ...
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OpinionDominic Raab and the ‘democratic deficit’
Should we give our judges new powers to strike down laws that violate fundamental liberties?
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NewsFridge magnet
Great Scott: few were brave enough to battle the winds and make the SRA’s ‘fridge event’.
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OpinionShow us the money
Is Labour shadow justice secretary David Lammy to the right of Michael Gove?
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OpinionStanding on the shoulders of pioneers
In Her Words: Women lawyers from around the world share their hopes for the future | Edited by D. Denis-Smith and A. Van De Casteele
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NewsWithers fends off £12m claim in negligence action
Court criticises Withers partners for failing to take notes at crucial meeting.
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News'Rotten culture': London law society blasts SDT treatment of young solicitors
President of Westminster & Holborn Law Society says junior lawyers are losing their careers in ‘disproportionate numbers’.
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NewsInsurers already flouting ban on pre-med offers, says claimant chief
Solicitors’ group also concerned about ‘significantly lower’ number of injured people making claims.