All Law Gazette articles in 6 August 2018 – Page 2
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OpinionCJEU dragged into political disputes
The constitutional crisis in Poland epitomises the CJEU’s widened remit.
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NewsWhitehall to offer commercial career path to trainees
Initiative to tackle skills shortage caused by gap in earnings between Government Legal Department and the City.
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NewsSolicitors shouldn't go cap in hand to judges for QC status - Law Society
Chancery Lane and Bar Council respond to consultation on improving QC appointments process.
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OpinionMisogyny as hate crime
The debate about whether to use a general gender hate crime label or a specific misogyny label is ongoing.
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NewsHigh Court hosts new mega-money Russian dispute
Latest Rolls Building case centres on Russian fishing company Norebo Group, with jurisdiction again called in to question.
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NewsBig Four firm buys services 'disruptor' Riverview
Acquisition means EY Law now has 2,200 legal practitioners.
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NewsInternational firm claims 50% of senior appointees now women
Gowling announces fruits of initiatives to address lack of female representation at top of the firm.
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NewsFirm hire: Declan Goodwin joins Jordan Corporate Law
Jordans Corporate Law, a Vistra company, has bolstered its position in the fast-evolving technology sector with the appointment of Declan Goodwin. The experienced commercial technology lawyer will lead the firm’s newly established technology practice. He will support customers with intellectual property transactions, outsourcing, data protection and competition law and will ...
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NewsOnline hearings for social security appeals this autumn
Remote online hearings of social security appeals at the First Tier tribunal will begin this autumn in the next phase of courts modernisation, the senior president of tribunals has revealed. In a speech to the Administrative Law Bar Association published by the judiciary today, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder ...
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NewsSRA ignores own advice to pursue order against solicitor
Authorisation officer deemed James Zacharias able to practise without restrictions - but regulator contested it anyway.
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NewsTransparency rules approved as firms prepare to publish prices
Legal Services Board says plans should help promote competition and improve access to justice.
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NewsLitigation funders back twin 'truck cartel' claims
National firm Weightmans, as well barrister sets Matrix Chambers and Kings Chambers, say they have set up one of the largest claims in UK legal history – an ‘opt-out’ class action dispute over alleged anti-competitive behaviour by European truck manufacturers. Claimant UK Trucks Claim (UKTC) has issued proceedings at the ...
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NewsEU court rules against school in photo copyright case
CJEU clarifies that permission must be sought again if re-publishing photograph.
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News focus: 'Lines are being drawn' - EY's message to legal sector
Profession starts to reflect on the emerging threat from Big Four competitors.
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FeatureOwens fallout: a damp squib or turning point?
Owens put divorce law reform high up on the agenda – now it’s time for the government to act.
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Firm hire: Rachel Lillie goes to GHP Legal
Robert Williams and Rachel Lillie Source: GHP Legal Robert Williams and Rachel Lillie, GHP Legal Wrexham based firm GHP Legal has appointed Rachel Lillie to its head office commercial and civil litigation team. Having held previous legal positions in Chester and Nantwich, Lillie has gained ...
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NewsHogan Lovells eyes Birmingham as retention reporting season continues
International firm’s Birmingham office has increased from 10 to 55 employees in four years.
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OpinionUnfinished business on LASPO
Leading industry figures put their heads together on Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
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NewsFirm mergers confirmed in London and Birmingham
Partnerships grow as mid-sized firms bolster their numbers.