All Law Gazette articles in 5 February 2018
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News
Society wants more clarity over regulators' duties
Legal Services Board currently reviewing internal governance rules.
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News
Firm's tribute to solicitor victim of Grand Canyon crash
Shoosmiths chief executive says Jason Hill was full of energy and widely admired.
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'Dishonest' would-be solicitor given new hearing to enter profession
Court judgment finds regulator was unfair to deny Rizwana Yussouf an oral hearing.
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Society leads renewed push for early legal advice
Two law centres in the pipeline as Chancery Lane publishes online tool to lobby MPs.
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Court rules 90% Part 36 offer was genuine attempt to settle
Judge grants costs benefits to claimant who had offered to settle case before it went to trial.
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Opinion
In space, no one can hear you litigate
In the week Elon Musk launched a sports car towards Mars, parliament has tried to bring space law up to date.
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News
Appeal court: £70m negligence claim against Mayfair law firm blocked by settlement agreement
Mayfair firm had signed a tripartite deal preventing any future claims.
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Magic circle firm signs up to UN business code to promote equality
Clifford Chance says the new standards are part of the firm's commitment to be a responsible business.
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MoJ urged to abandon mandatory telephone gateway
Public Law Project says the civil legal advice helpline does not deliver access to justice.
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Do more than the bare minimum on parental leave, chambers told
Bar Council publishes guide on what a model parental leave policy looks like.
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SRA appeals to High Court to ban dishonest solicitor
Case likely to examine issues surrounding how to treat lawyers with mental health conditions.
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Super-exam decision delayed amid chorus of disapproval
Legal Services Board gives itself more time to rule on plans for controversial new qualification regime for solicitors.
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En marche! France's bilingual commercial court gets go-ahead
International chamber of Paris court of appeal aims to lure dispute resolutions from London.
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Chinese firm to open in London next month
AllBright Law has agreed partnership with Bird & Bird.
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New public body may probe solicitor ban on pro bono debt advice
Solicitors risk committing a criminal offence if they breach a prohibition under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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Opinion
Parole and victims’ voices: legal fallout from the Worboys case
It would appear to be the first occasion where victims have been granted leave for judicial review.
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News
Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears
Law Society intervenes in crucial case to argue that principle of equitable intervention can apply.
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Opinion
An unfair trial, motivated by malice
The Home Secretary and his colleagues have disgraced and degraded themselves.