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All Law Gazette articles in 6 July 2020
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NewsDentons shuts two offices in home-working drive
Premises in Aberdeen and Watford will be vacated in light of 'the success of remote working'.
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NewsLand Registry to sign up for witness-free e-signatures
Nearly two decades after the technology became legal, the registry announces plans to accept e-signing of deeds.
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NewsDentons delays Dublin opening
New premises in Dublin city centre are expected to be ‘fully functioning’ from September.
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NewsEx-clients of collapsed PI firm pay thousands in wasted costs
Update on progress of JC & A administration shows work ongoing to pursue wasted costs.
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NewsDisabled students struggle with exam enrolment after booking system chaos
Bar school students report spending over three hours on hold to assessment provider.
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NewsChief ombudsman job is not for the faint-hearted
Recruitment advertisement describes a job from hell - though cushioned with £120,000 salary.
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OpinionSaturday courts in danger of becoming the norm
Extending court hours risks setting off a ticking timebomb under the wellbeing of lawyers.
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NewsHeading for the cloud: solicitor leaves office to set up virtual firm
Bratby Law, which has a registered address in Canary Wharf, will use cloud technology to avoid the need for physical premises.
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NewsBeware copying other professions to measure solicitors’ competence, regulators told
CPD arrangements coming under the microscope amid calls for greater scrutiny of solicitors.
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FeatureRoyal Court confirms power to freeze assets outside Jersey
Latest chapter of the long-running Tantular litigation.
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OpinionMother in law: Working parents have been forgotten in the crisis
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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NewsHMCTS chief justifies extended court hours to clear backlog
Susan Acland-Hood says all levers need to be pulled to return to pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsMoJ chief confirms departure
Department looking for a new permanent secretary to replace Sir Richard Heaton.
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NewsPI clients happy to carry on with video appointments
Firm’s claims director says virus has released the virtual genie from the bottle.
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NewsSolicitor furious at Saturday afternoon court listing
Keima Payton says it is unfair to foist a sixth working day on criminal defence lawyers.
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NewsLegal assistant misled firm over CILEx exams to recoup fees
Employer paid £1,275 course fees in belief that legal assistant had passed the course.
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NewsHesitation waltz: slow start to results season
Just one sizeable player has published FY20 figures so far as the pandemic casts a shadow over City finances.
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NewsFirm promotion: Lennons appoints director
Buckinghamshire law firm Lennons Solicitors have appointed Gavin Henshaw as a director of the company as of 1st July 2020.
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News‘Swift action’ will save £15m, DWF tells investors as jobs go
After 'encountering some headwinds from Covid-19' listed firm is cautiously optimistic under new leadership.