All Law Gazette articles in 9 April 2018
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News
Inflation-busting fee hikes boost UK top-100
Deloitte report survey reports leading firms grew by nearly 8% on average in last quarter of 2017.
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NewsA&O 'in merger talks' with US firm
Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy is understood to be in merger talks with US outfit O’Melveny & Myers. A combination of the duo would create a transatlantic giant with 3,000 lawyers and revenues of £2bn. Legal Week, which broke the news on Friday evening, said details of the ...
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ProfileActing for Weinstein’s former assistant
Lawyer in the news: Mark Stephens CBE, Howard Kennedy
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NewsAlarm at mass jailing of Turkish lawyers
Five professional associations, including the Law Society, have stepped up international pressure over what they say is the arbitrary arrest, detention and wrongful prosecution of lawyers in Turkey. In an open letter to the Turkish president, they call attention to reports that at least 580 lawyers have been arrested, 1,539 ...
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NewsWill the bashful barrister bare all?
Why the anonymity of the legal blogger who has become an indispensable source with new book?
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ProfileInterview: Martin Bunch
Bates Wells Braithwaite’s managing partner tells Eduardo Reyes how the power of business can help solve social problems.
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FeatureLaw Society business review
This month’s Law Society spotlight looks back on 2017 as a whole.
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OpinionBe careful what you wish for
If we are to avoid open season on its decisions, the Parole Board must survive Worboys with the crucial test of safety for release intact.
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FeatureSociety spotlight: Council meeting
A summary of the the Law Society Council meeting in March.
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OpinionWhen toy story goes to court
David Pickup reviews You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel v. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side.
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OpinionInsider’s track on criminal justice
Adrian Lower reviews The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken.
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NewsFirst digital mortgage signed
HM Land Registry annouced the first digital mortgage deed has been entered into the Land Register.
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OpinionEmbrace neurodiversity
Legal employers that foster a more neurodiverse workforce will reap real benefits.
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OpinionExam question
Neil Parpworth is amused by the historical and current disussions of examinations for to-be lawyers.
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OpinionPay expectations gap
Omitting partners on the grounds that they are owners was always going to look bad.