All Law Gazette articles in 8 October 2018
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News
Baker McKenzie chair to take time out due to ‘exhaustion’
Paul Rawlinson will take temporary leave after speaking with his doctor, international firm announces today.
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Firm 'in discussions' over Patisserie Valerie group action
Teacher Stern says it is speaking to shareholders about possible claim over accounting irregularities.
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News
'Drunk' women face harsher sentences than men, research claims
University of Liverpool studied sentencing outcomes when intoxication taken into account.
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News
No deal Brexit opens potential £840m black hole in legal sector
Two reports show respondents increasingly wary of departing Brexit negotiations without a deal.
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News
'Manifestly excessive' anti-fracking jail sentences quashed
Conditional discharges for three protesters imprisoned in September for up to 16 months.
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News
Government-sponsored panel launched to make UK ‘LawTech capital’
Panel will tackle challenges in areas including commercial dispute resolution and education and training.
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News
Harassment reports to SRA double in seven months
Regulator pledges to update guidance over settlement agreements and unfair contract terms.
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SRA mulls new 'test' for solicitor advocates
Regulator says it has received reports of solicitors acting ’beyond their competence’.
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Future bright for solicitor advocates' 'one-stop shops'
Limited budgets and drive towards ADR argue in favour of the one-stop shop litigator, higher court advocates hear.
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No-deal Brexit would halt European lawyer scheme overnight, says SRA
Regulator says it is working with government to ensure transition period runs as smoothly as possible.
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Opinion
Let's be honest - some bits of the PI industry are rotten
Claimants already feel baffled by a process that appears to treat them as a commodity.
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News
Separate Welsh justice system 'inevitable' says counsel general
Legislation (Wales) Bill will set Wales on a journey to develop clear, accessible codes of law, conference told.
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Lord Chancellor v Blavo: 'a number of explanations' for similarities in files
Closing submissions in the High Court claim over £22m in legal aid payments.
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Pressure mounts for 'direct action’ over reformed fee scheme
Criminal barristers claim government’s £15m offer for legal aid advocacy is not sufficient.
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IBA Rome: New generation will spurn lawyers who don’t go online, senior UK judge warns
‘Much if not most’ legal advice will come to be delivered online Sir Geoffrey Vos tells session on tech revolution.
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Baker McKenzie 'regrets' shortcomings in sexual misconduct investigation
Firm commissioned review into how it handled historic allegation.
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Barrister received surprise box of Blavo client files, court told
Latest High Court hearing begins with quest to identify Blavo & Co files.
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News
Market slump forces Vannin to shelve listing
Conditions 'not conducive' to an initial public offering.
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Hospitals have nothing to fear from SC judgment, says Darnley lawyer
Lord Justice Jackson warned of consequences if NHS trust was found negligent over waiting times information.