All Law Gazette articles in 5 November 2018
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NewsLawyers safe from brave new AI world... for now
Hong Kong Arbitration Week asks whether a decision in arbitration proceedings could ever be taken by robots.
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NewsHong Kong 'cherishes' foreign firms despite potential clampdown
Justice secretary Teresa Cheng says Hong Kong wants to continue to attract foreign firms.
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OpinionAre you well?
How do we make sure that our wellness now becomes a priority rather than just a topical talking point?
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Hong Kong awaits good practice rules for third party funding
External litigation funding now permissable but profession awaits rules governing good conduct.
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NewsCourt hearing into 'imposition of Chinese law' in Hong Kong concludes
Chinese law takes precedence in rail station within special administrative region.
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NewsWW1: At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
To mark the centenary of the end of the first world war, we look back on how the profession reacted to the armistice and commemorated the 910 solicitors and clerks who died on active service.
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OpinionIs parliamentary privilege open to abuse?
The question dividing both public and legal opinion is whether a peer should be able to circumvent a court ruling.
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OpinionErosion of access in full swing
Civil claims for a fatality have the potential to slip through the net of access to justice.
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NewsGauke eyes charity boost for access to justice
The lord chancellor has acknowledged that advice agencies are helped funded by pro bono cost orders and donations.
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NewsJudge throws out claim that firm erred on retainer duty
Court rejects argument that even if issues were not part of retainer, it ‘should have been obvious’ to lawyers from involvement in negotiations that claimant needed to get advice about his rights.
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OpinionThe contempt of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
Nobody seems to have come out very well from the Tommy Robinson case. What went wrong?
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NewsGauke creates a diversion
Taking a detour from addressing our creaking justice system, the lord chancellor instead turned the spotlight on the topical debate of parliamentary privilege.
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FeatureGrand designs
Architects report increasingly complex briefs for offices to house law firms. Can they deliver so that lawyers and support staff thrive in them? Eduardo Reyes reports
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OpinionFull disclosure on NDAs
Confidentiality clauses are vital to the public policy aim of encouraging parties to settle disputes without recourse to the courts.
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NewsMixed messages on mental health
A poorly-timed tweet showcases the SRA’s seemingly contradictory stance on the importance of wellbeing.
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ProfileMy legal life: Karen Purdy
Sole principal solicitor and director at Purdys Solicitors, Royston, Cambridgeshire