All Law Gazette articles in 6 April 2020 – Page 4
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Opinion
Will the LSB close the stable door before the SQE horse bolts?
We must not lose sight of fundamental reform of the solicitor training regime amid the current uncertainty.
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News
Staff work from home and walk to India
East of England firm Tees Law sets a challenge for home workers.
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News
Delay Baker McKenzie case until autumn, SDT urged
Unfair for final respondent to give evidence via video link, Jonathan Laidlaw QC tells tribunal.
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News
Governments warned on rule of law during Covid-19 lockdown
States may derogate from European Convention - but will be answerable to the ECtHR afterwards.
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Feature
Morrisons’ data breach win
Ruling will be a relief to companies, but that relief may be misplaced.
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News
Regulator allows fee deferral to support conveyancers during Covid-19 crisis
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says firms are furloughing staff or temporarily closing offices.
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Profile
Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'I hear about the impact of coronavirus all over the world – in the last few days the Philippines, Dubai, Tanzania and Vietnam.'
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News
Domestic abuse victims need unconditional legal aid - Law Society
Chancery Lane wants the government to do more to support victims amid reports of a surge in incidents during the Covid-19 crisis.
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News
Anexo hoping for VW class action boost to profits
AIM-listed company is handling 8,000 cases against the car manufacturing giant.
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News
Veterans compensation scheme halted by Covid lockdown
Ministry of Defence not processing any new compensation claims due to difficulties of remote working.
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News
Coronavirus: insolvency parties do not need to attend court
Applications currently listed for hearing before 21 April are adjourned under temporary practice direction.
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News
‘Financial incontinence’: judge slashes group action costs
Court ruling states that claimed-for costs were ‘indication of an over-generous approach’.
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Feature
Legal realities of an ‘extension’ to the football season
by Sport Resolutions’ panel member John Mehrzad QC and Joe Bryan, both from Littleton Chambers’ Sports Law Group.
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News
Firm fights off ‘unlawful’ policy to send clients 120 miles away
It has emerged the president of first-tier tribunals tried to have cases moved over perception of bias.
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News
Let lawyers stay at home, legal aid firms urged
A large criminal practice has said it cannot pay staff who elect to work from home, the Gazette understands.
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Profile
Lawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'When this is over I’ll never appear in the Royal Courts of Justice in my pyjamas again - not even virtually!'
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News
Emergency appeal to stop Covid-19 pushing advice sector to ‘breaking point’
Leading charities say half of frontline centres could close over the next 12 months.
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News
Court claims drop by 65% in four weeks
Just 29 claims were filed in the week commencing 30 March.
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Opinion
Coronavirus Q&A: Junior lawyers and mental health
Key tips about mental health and welfare resources for junior lawyers during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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News
Clifford Chance sets gender and ethnicity targets
Ethnicity is high on the agenda of many City firms this year, as gender pay gaps continue to fall.