All Law Gazette articles in 8 March 2021
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NewsGreene to step aside as Law Society president
Edwin Coe senior partner has announced that he will relinquish presidency on 19 March amid a long-running client dispute.
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NewsPay solicitors more for advising on wrongful convictions - report
Legal aid rates for work on alleged miscarriages of justice are lower than they were 25 years ago.
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ProfileHow the Covid-19 pandemic has affected women
Three solicitors from across the profession reflect on a year of home-schooling, working from home and running a business.
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NewsSolicitors face hardest PII market for 20 years
Some indemnity insurers demanding personal guarantees and even payment of excesses into escrow accounts.
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NewsFirms gear up for 31 May launch of whiplash portal
Law firms still intending to run lower-value road traffic accident claims given start date for seismic changes to market.
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NewsGraveside vigil – just another day learning the ropes
Fond and not so fond memories of the days of articled clerking continue to arrive.
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FeatureInternational Women’s Day: Invited – and asked to dance
To mark International Women’s Day, Law Society office-holders I. Stephanie Boyce and Lubna Shuja talk to Eduardo Reyes about women’s leadership in law
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OpinionCovering the bases
Law firms renewing PII last year encountered the hardest market seen since demutualisation two decades before.
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NewsDyche’s beef doesn’t pass muster
You would probably not want Burnley FC manager Sean Dyche banging on your door demanding to make a complaint.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: Rachel Harger, Bindmans
Solicitor, actions against police and state, Bindmans.
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NewsNews focus: What the budget means for lawyers
Despite Rishi Sunak’s support for domestic violence programmes, an extension to the SDLT holiday and a boost for legal services innovators, the budget had little to say about justice.
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OpinionReducing your footprint comes at a price
Seeking immediate financial gains from reducing the office footprint could prove a false economy.
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NewsInternational Women’s Day: Gender equality toolkit for lawyers
Law Society teams up with City firm Bates Wells to produce advice on how to set up gender equality initiatives.
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NewsMinister hints at UK departure from GDPR
Government sends first signal of intention for UK data protection laws to part company with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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OpinionDiscovering what turns men into monsters
Forensic Case Histories: Understanding Serious Offending Behaviour in Men | Jackie Craissati
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OpinionLiving with endometriosis in the law
If one in 10 women in the UK is suffering, imagine how many in the legal profession alone are struggling in silence.
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OpinionThe rights of victims of trafficking in Europe
A Commentary on the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings | Edited by Julia Planitzer and Helmut Sax