All Law Gazette articles in 7 August 2017 – Page 8
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News
Firm hires: Maples Teesdale
Maples Teesdale expands leading client practice with two new partner hires.
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Opinion
Justice is not a popularity contest
Reflecting on the Charlie Gard case, bar chair Andrew Langdon QC warns of the dangers of personalising the role of lawyers.
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Opinion
Neuberger's distaste for executive fudge
Outgoing Supreme Court president is not demob-happy - he has form.
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News
Neuberger calls for clarity on judgments post-Brexit
Judges will be left to ‘do their best’ if government intervention does not happen now.
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News
Sip your drinks on entry, court users told
New rules will require court users to prove drinks are ’harmless’ before they enter court buildings.
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News
Fee-paid judges seek 'premium' for working unsocial hours
Part-time judges including solicitors are being surveyed by their representative body on flexible court plans.
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News
Farrers cleared of negligence over £5m trust fund
Firm praised by judge for ensuring wealthy client was not a 'victim of his own folly'.
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War of words on flexible courts rumbles on
Bar chair challenges senior judge over claim that critics of out-of-hours courts are ‘ill-informed’ - as the Law Society updates solicitors on talks with the courts service.
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Conveyancing director leaves roll over supervision failure
Solicitor will be excluded from the profession for at least three years after conveyancer created file notes on his watch.
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Supreme Court hands brand owners another trade mark weapon
Court rejects claim that only the category of civil offence is applicable.
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Costs judge finds 'good reason' to reduce hourly rates on assessment
Early test of the 'good reason' principle established by the Harrison case earlier this year.
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News
Firm hire: Poppleston Allen
Poppleston Allen expand regulatory department with hire from top-50 law firm.
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Firm hire: Mander Hadley Solicitors
Warwickshire law firm signals its corporate and commercial ambitions with appointment of specialist solicitor
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News
Promotions and firm hire: Morrisons Solicitors
Morrisons Solicitor’s growth continues as firm adds four new partners.
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Opinion
Cross-border electronic evidence - the latest
Given the work of the EU, access to cross-border electronic evidence will only be complicated by leaving.
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News
Personal injury sector shrinks as reforms bite
Significant drop reported in companies entering the claims market.
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Feature
Brexit: Deal or no deal?
From Brexit apps and heat maps to joining the Irish Bar, lawyers are preparing for a life‑changing event of epic scale.
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News
Trust and transparency
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is keen for law firms to be transparent over the fees they charge. In the spirit of openness, therefore, it seemed only right to ask how much the regulator spent on its Trust and the Market conference held in London in June. Louise Minchin ...
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Opinion
Virtue in reality
There are advantages to increasing the use of technology in our profession but also dangers in abandoning the human touch so readily.