All Law Gazette articles in 8 February 2021
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NewsLaw firms ‘abusing training levy’
Law Society Council member accuses large firms of misusing apprenticeship levy to fund traditional graduate training.
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OpinionA powerful pathfinder across the European IP minefield
Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe (5th edition) | Richard Davis, Thomas St Quintin, Guy Tritton
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FeatureAdvising on pandemic-related issues? Look no further!
4 Stone Buildings discuss their free-to-access e-book Litigation in the Time of Covid-19
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OpinionHybrid funding model an appetising option
Last month the Court of Appeal finally had an opportunity to examine the topic of damages-based agreements (DBAs) – and it did not disappoint.
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OpinionStop misusing the apprenticeship levy
Law firms misusing the apprentice levy need to beware.
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NewsNews focus: Back to basics on protecting lawyers
Not associating lawyers with their clients is a UN basic principle, but this has not stopped the demonisation of those merely discharging their duties.
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ProfileMy legal life: Neil Purslow, Therium Capital Management
Co-founder and chief investment officer.
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FeatureEmojis: the hidden dangers of cute characters
Examining the growing regulatory and employment issues surrounding the increasing use of emojis in the business world.
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NewsCourt interpreter firm lands contract extension
thebigword announces that its contract to provide courtroom services has been renewed for three years.
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OpinionWill outsourcing make the generalist lawyer extinct?
Outsourcing of Core Legal Service Functions: How to Capitalise on Opportunities for Law Firms | Edited by Norman K Clark
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NewsTunnel or funnel vision?
Sir Geoffrey Vos’s ‘direction of travel’ for an integrated online civil justice system has some obstacles lying in the way.
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OpinionThe human touch
One’s experience of lockdown is intensely personal, shaped as it is by temperament, age, material circumstance and even gender (women do more home schooling, for example).
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FeatureRestrictive practices
Is the state in danger of developing an ‘authoritarian muscle memory’, as the government responds to Covid-19 with rule by decree? Marialuisa Taddia canvasses opinion on the implications of the crisis for the rule of law
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News£1m cost of advertising for claimants is not recoverable, judge rules
Solicitors leading litigation against British Airways must shoulder the costs of ’getting the business in’.