All Law Gazette articles in 8 May 2017
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News
Police officer targeted ex-wife's divorce solicitor
Norfolk officer is dismissed for campaign against his former partner.
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Opinion
Costs budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.
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News
Firm to shut motor claims arm amid 'structural review'
Horwich Farrelly to wind down Zest Legal subsidiary as part of operational efficiency drive.
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News
Judges' intervention prompts video-link rethink for youth cases
Mr Justice William Davis says courts have been under pressure to use video-links.
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News
Renowned north-west family firm shuts citing 'financial difficulties'
Heaney Watson, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool, issues statement following winding-up petition.
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News
Leigh Day: 'No truth' to claims key client was Mahdi army member
Accused senior partner denies he should have investigated claims that client had threatened violence.
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News
Solicitor and former Hull KR chair Max Gold dies at 72
Tributes paid to former chairman of Hull Kingston Rovers.
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Deliveroo: Law Society condemns 'no tribunal' clauses
Chancery Lane welcomes reports that delivery business Deliveroo has amended contracts with riders.
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'No stellar contribution here': ex-wife gets £453m in divorce settlement
Record award demonstrates difficulty of justifying departure from 50:50 rule.
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News
City firms make 'top employers' list for first time
Law firms well represented but only one makes top 50.
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Opinion
Mental health: are you thriving or just surviving?
We need to understand what it is about the culture and practice of law that can compromise wellbeing.
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News
Profit gap widens as large law firms grow faster
Benchmarking survey show third year of growth - but fortunes of small firms ‘mixed’
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News
Supreme Court denies councils' appeals in housing policy case
Decision may clarify interpretation of government's National Planning Policy Framework.
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Slater and Gordon seeks £600m over Quindell's 'fraudulent misrepresentation'
Watchstone Plc says it has received notice of proceedings over 2015 sale of professional services division.
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News
Labour to keep court fees - but cap them
'All too often justice is denied and truth covered up,' leaked manifesto draft states. Party also proposes to restore legal aid for family cases and JRs.