All Law Gazette articles in 8 November 2021
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OpinionLetters roundup: 8 November 2021
Magistrates, SRA promises, and human rights in Iran: your letters to the editor.
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NewsSQE: 'Reasonable adjustments' introduced as assessments get under way
SRA and exam provider Kaplan act to allay criticism that they risk 'wilfully excluding' disabled people in Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
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FeatureLooking after number one
Dedicated solicitors remain as client-focused as ever, but the life changes wrought by the pandemic have altered the face of client service for good. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion, sponsored by ActionStep.
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ProfileMy legal life: Kelby Harmes, Attorney General’s Office
Director and deputy head of the Attorney General’s Office, London.
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NewsReturn to face-to-face interviews raises police station Covid concerns
Solicitors report lack of social distancing in interview rooms.
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NewsNews focus: From insult to personal injury – a sector in flux
The demise of two big-hitting personal injury firms is a sign that the once buoyant claims sector is in a period of flux, with experts pointing to this year’s whiplash reforms as the catalyst for change.
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OpinionJR: Why Lord Neuberger was wrong
Two years on, the Supreme Court’s prorogation judgment continues to inspire discussion - and mythmaking.
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NewsOpportunity knocks
Fleet-footed law firm marketing bods are required to be pretty thick-skinned about accusations of ambulance-chasing. This approach would appear to stand even if a new business opportunity is presented by the collapse of another firm. Less than a day after the Gazette revealed that Liverpool firm Hampson Hughes had gone ...
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FeatureNew world order
The easing of Covid restrictions brings fresh challenges to law firm recruitment.
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NewsFirm hires: Freeths expands employment and pensions team
Firm welcomes Nigel Jones, Amy Brokenshire, Paul Bownes, Alex Reid and Andrew Dixon.
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NewsOmbudsman proposes outsourcing and higher pay to beat backlog
Unopened caseload set to persist for years, complaints handler reveals in business plan.
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NewsHigh Court refuses permission for judicial review of CPR changes
Applicant argued that 2016 revisions to rules governing permission to appeal were unfair.
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NewsLawyers for princess feared international incident over phone hacking
Payne Hicks Beach partner Ben Parry-Smith said his colleagues knew the allegations were ‘really serious’.
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NewsParents could face costs order for clogging up family court
Dominic Raab reportedly drawing up plans to bolster mediation by making it the default in most cases.