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All Law Gazette articles in 8 July 2019
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OpinionFirms should reach out to universities
Academic research has much to offer innovative legal practices - but not enough are taking advantage of synergistic link-ups.
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OpinionWe need more MPs on the legal aid frontline
How do we get politicians to care about justice? Encourage them to see those directly affected by it.
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OpinionLife on the edge: when evil becomes the new normal
Perpetrators of International Crimes: Theories, Methods and Evidence | Alette Smeulers, Maartje Weerdesteijn and Barbora Hola
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OpinionWorking on the international women in law report
Report advocates initiatives such as public awareness campaigns, engaging male champions for change and legislative reform.
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News'Affordable' bar training course gets green light
From September 2020, aspiring barristers may commence a two-part course run by the Inns of Court College of Advocacy.
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NewsLawyers say HMCTS chief wrong about 15-minute video slots
Susan Acland-Hood told MPs there is no standard operating procedure - but solicitors say they don't have enough time to take proper instructions.
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NewsProfession captures climate change through power of photography
Lawyers and law students submitted entries in the first Global Law Photography competition.
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NewsLinklaters reports double-digit profit growth
Profit, PEP and revenue all up at the magic circle firm.
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NewsLegal aid ‘heroes’ honoured at special ceremony
Hundreds of practitioners gather for the 17th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.
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NewsProportion of solicitor-judges dips despite diversity drive
Share of bench occupied by judges with non-barrister backgrounds has dropped by three percentage points.
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OpinionTop judges love modernisation - but how about the rest of us?
Senior judges are on board with the government's plans. But then, things probably look better from their vantage point.
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OpinionHow Welsh law has devolved
Devolution affects the development of our entire jurisdiction and every member of the profession.
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NewsPEP down and profit growth slows at Pinsent Masons
International firm’s partners received £33,000 less than last year.
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NewsFormer solicitor loses strike-off appeal over delayed counsel fees
Tribunal decision to bar Midlands sole practitioner for dishonesty is upheld in the High Court.
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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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NewsSlaughter and May boosts trainee grant to £10,000
Students on the law conversion course will receive a five-figure maintenance grant from the magic circle firm.
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Law ReportMisconduct in public office: elements
Divisional Court quashes judge’s decision that there was a proper case to issue a summons against Boris Johnson for three offences of misconduct in public office.
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Law ReportContract of employment: restrictive covenant
Supreme Court held that words in clause containing restrictive covenants in employee’s contract should be severed and removed.
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News‘The public like it’ - Judges back digital justice progress
Senior judiciary also seek to address misplaced concerns at appearance before MPs.
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NewsAshurst PEP rises by almost a third in latest upbeat results announcements
Three City firms released promising profit and revenue growth figures for year to 30 April.