All Law Gazette articles in 6 August 2018 – Page 5
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FeatureIs your LLP agreement fit for purpose if deal-makers come knocking?
A merger, sale or IPO should be a streamlined process approved by senior management.
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OpinionProtecting the victims of forced marriage
We must ensure that a fear of cultural sensitivity does not overcome the need to protect the vulnerable.
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News
SFO criticised after pulling 'intimidatory' arrest warrant
Fraud office issued arrest warrant only last month
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NewsSolicitor welcomes London mayor's call for new inquest into child's death
Hodge Jones & Allen partner Jocelyn Cockburn says Ella Kissi-Debrah's human rights may have been breached over the government's failure to act on air pollution.
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NewsSociety urges City watchdog to probe conveyancing panels
Chancery Lane says strict panel membership criteria stifle consumer choice and warrant further investigation.
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NewsSolicitor Gemma shows her iron resolve
Obiter cannot imagine how some lawyers find the time to fit extra-curricular activities around their hectic work life. Given it is sometimes a struggle to find time to do the laundry post or pre-work it is always impressive when news reaches us of a solicitor who has completed the London ...
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NewsBrexit: City firms flock to Ireland (but not literally)
Solicitors are applying to join the roll but only one is opening a new office in Dublin.
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LSB to monitor advocacy standards as QASA is finally killed off
Oversight regulator approves application to remove QASA from BSB handbook.
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OpinionReforming wills: better late than never
Landmark judgment reinforced argument for updating laws that date from the Victorian era.
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NewsCriminal bar cautiously backs cameras in more courts
Victims' Commissioner told a Sunday newspaper that filming could make barristers less aggressive.
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OpinionThe rise and fall of email
Once lauded as a panacea to snail mail, the drawbacks of email are now filling inboxes.
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NewsWindrush: Home Office asks immigration lawyers for advice
Immigration specialist welcomes call for evidence but questions whether changes will be implemented.
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NewsCommission gives green light to electronic signatures
Witness requirement for deeds could be fulfilled by webcam, law reform advisers propose.
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NewsFirm hire: Rhian Howell moves to RPC
Rhian Howell Rhian Howell, RPC Rhian Howell, a leading professional negligence lawyer with significant experience dealing with claims against lawyers and construction professionals has joined RPC as professional indemnity partner. Howell joins RPC from Beale & Co’s Bristol office which she led for several years. She is ...
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NewsSociety warns of £3bn bill for 'no-deal' Brexit
Latest economic forecast predicts that WTO scenario would halve legal sector growth.
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NewsDechert, Dentons and Addleshaws latest to boost junior lawyer pay
US firm now also pays new solicitors in excess of £100,000.
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NewsDevon firms combine to create £10m 'west country leader'
Merger is second deal in quick succession for Wollen Michelmore.
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NewsLegal London on the big screen
Excitement is building to see Oscar-winning Emma Thompson portray a High Court judge in The Children Act.
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NewsChinese court poses 'no immediate threat' to London's legal dominance
Shanghai Financial Court opened this week and will initially hear domestic disputes.
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OpinionFree press? 500 pages of law are just the start
A new edition of the journalists’ legal bible provides a snapshot of current media clashes with the law.