All Law Gazette articles in 4 September 2017
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NewsCity reveals 80%+ retention rates
Round-up of retention rates for trainee solicitors in major City firms.
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NewsCourt is worth the trip - shame about the coffee
Whether it’s a hotel or a restaurant, Obiter’s due diligence always includes a glance at TripAdvisor to see if the experience has prompted any stinkers of reviews. So congratulations to the Supreme Court on being awarded the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence. It tweets: We’ve been awarded the @TripAdvisor Certificate ...
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ProfileNoble cause: Anne-Marie Piper
Can you go forward when you have not moved since 1790? Of course, according to Farrer & Co’s new senior partner.
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FeatureArbitration: 'Non-existent' respondents
What is the position when the respondent in the arbitration is dissolved before commencement?
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News‘Barrister’ who conned dying woman jailed
Question marks as to whether there will be an investigation into how conman was profiled on chambers’ website.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Reverting to types
The Ten Types of Human: a new understanding of who we are and who we can be, Dexter Dias
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ProfileMy legal life: Gary Broadfield
Director and head of cybercrime, Cartwright King Solicitors, Manchester
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FeatureCharity: Changing legal lives
Lex:lead’s annual essay competition helps law students in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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NewsEU Patent Court on our patch? Let's talk
Among several omissions from last week’s ‘position paper’ setting out how the government plans to resolve disputes with the EU after Brexit is any mention of the Unified Patent Court, an arm of which is now taking physical shape in London. Obiter’s suspicion is that Whitehall does not want to ...
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FeaturePII update: Double indemnity
Most law firms will renew their indemnity insurance next month. Solicitors, brokers and insurers talk to us about the latest market trends.
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FeatureImmigration: Negotiating the rights of EU/UK nationals
Signs following UK’s proposal for EU citizen rights post-Brexit don’t appear positive.
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OpinionTime to outlaw kickbacks
Financial incentives and internal arrangements are artificial restrictions on the conveyancing market and should be banned
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NewsMemory lane
The Law Society Gazette, 6 September 2007 Non-lawyer partners get 2008 green light Multi-disciplinary partnerships and non-lawyer investment in law firms are set to become a reality next year under government plans for a limited early introduction of alternative business structures, the Gazette can reveal. The government says the changes ...
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OpinionMaking the transition
Streamlining the gender recognition process would allow a seamless integration into society.
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NewsSkin-deep tolerance for needle work
Even in these dress-down days, it seems one fashion item is still a no-no for lawyers. A survey on attitudes to visible tattoos in 13 occupations places lawyers fourth from bottom in public acceptability. Apparently, 57% of people are comfortable with tattooed lawyers, compared with 73% who think it OK ...
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OpinionShort-sighted
The new lord chancellor should increase the retirement age for the senior judiciary to 75. I shall never forget the frustration of having to retire as a recorder at 65 when I felt that after 15 years or so I had at last gained the experience, particularly in family cases, ...