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All Law Gazette articles in 9 December 2019
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NewsObituary: London firm founder Tony Gold
London firm Anthony Gold has announced the death of its founding partner Tony Gold.
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NewsFirm hire: Chester firm recruits trusts expert
Sarah Kennedy joins Aaron & Partners' wills, trusts and tax team.
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News£20,000 fine for solicitor duped by woman impersonating client’s ex-wife
Andrew James Daverson ‘failed to carry out basic documentary identification’, tribunal hears.
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NewsSolicitor-MP urges government to review magistrates' retirement age
The Conservatives' Alberto Costa says many magistrates on cusp of retiring would be happy to stay on.
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NewsLegal aid giant absorbs firm smothered by red tape
'It came to a point where I was doing only the compliance and regulatory side of work', criminal practitioner says.
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OpinionTight timeline for trade negotiations
Brexit transition period deadline leaves little time for the complex and time-consuming trade agreement process.
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NewsRegional staff treated as second-class by London firms, research suggests
Report identifies ‘sidelined workforce’ doing work that is seen as 'shameful or degrading' by elite City firms.
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NewsGuidance on new AML regime could take months
SRA pledges to take into account 'limited time that firms have had to prepare'.
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NewsSolicitor sues for discrimination over enforced farm away day trip
Details emerge of claim by employment solicitor against Government Legal Department.
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NewsSolicitor could not manage practice on legal aid payments
Veteran criminal defence practitioner accepts mistakes and says he will now leave the profession.
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NewsWe know what’s in Lady Hale’s pencil case
Is there a glaring omission in Girton's portrait of distinguished alumna Brenda Hale?
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NewsThree options for reforming leasehold enfranchisement
Law Commission says it received hundreds of differing views from leaseholders and landlords.
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OpinionLabour leadership race is lawyer v lawyer - not that you’d know it
The two main candidates to lead the opposition have different approaches to talking up their legal past.
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NewsCPS still plagued by disclosure failings, watchdog finds
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate says handling of unused material is below acceptable standards.
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NewsLet ombudsman initiate its own investigations, says consumer watchdog
Greater scope for the Legal Ombudsman should be a priority for future legal services regulation, consumer panel urges.
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OpinionLawtech: beware the regulator’s embrace
History shows that innovation happens despite, not because of, what is wanted by the great and the good.
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News£37.50 an hour to provide emergency housing advice
Law Society tells government that the court duty scheme is not commercially viable.
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NewsDentons prepares for rapid Irish expansion
International firm opts to open its own Dublin office as opposed to merging with an Irish practice.
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NewsDivorce reform swiftly returns to parliament
Family lawyers delighted to see Divorce, Separation and Dissolution Bill reintroduced 'after a series of false starts'.
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NewsSolicitor admits advice failings over client’s £43k legacy gift
Sole practitioner admits failing to ensure client took independent legal advice.