All Law Gazette articles in Archive – Page 1160
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Undermining the rule of law
I write in connection with last week’s article ‘Putting yourself first’, which reflected on the duty criminal defence lawyers owe to their clients (see [2008] Gazette, June 19, 28).
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Throwing solicitors a lifeline
Training courses would do much to help practitioners survive the credit crunch
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Sending the right message
A skilled communicator will be vital to the way the Supreme Court is perceived
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Sentencing by numbers
Government troubleshotter Lord Carter of Coles has moved on from fixing legal aid to sorting out the chaos of prison policy.
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Why are we paying for what’s ours?
Charging high fees for public information, such as court lists, is double-charging the taxpayer
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Win posh shirts!
To kick off the new-look Law Society Gazette in style, Obiter is giving you the chance to win a £100 TM Lewin voucher – but only if you can answer the following question correctly:When was the first issue of the Law Society Gazette published?- ...
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Saddle soar
Galloping from the back of an 11-strong field to pass the post in fifth place, Richard Brooks (pictured) finished the 5.55 at Newbury with a grin on his face – and he even had time to give Frankie Dettori ‘a few tips’ back ...
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Old Bailey hacks
Journalists, lawyers and crooks mixed freely in post-war London. James Morton recalls a golden age for the Fleet Street crime writer and the libel lawyers next door.
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Reforms predicted to trigger merger boom
The introduction of alternative business structures (ABSs) will greatly speed up merger activity among law firms, a snapshot survey of leading figures in the legal profession has predicted.
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Legal sector leads the way on cutting carbon footprint
Legal firms lead the professional services sector in investigating their carbon footprint, according to a league table published this week by an industry forum.
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Currency of change
The costs system is under unprecedented scrutiny. Neil Rose examines the key pressure points and why the appointment of a senior judge to review the process is welcome.
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Charity chief says law has ‘ossified’
The head of the new Charity Tribunal hopes the body will speed up the evolution of charity law to keep pace with developments in the third sector.
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Society escapes complaints fine
The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) improved in ‘most areas’ of complaints-handling in 2007/08, the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner has ruled.
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More delays for court IT roll-out
Commercial court: technology project ‘should have been implemented by now’
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‘End judicial shortlists’
A judicial appointment process that leaves candidates in ‘professional limbo’ while waiting for a vacancy to arise should be abolished, according to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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Solicitors are more stressed than ever
Stress, depression, bullying and problems with alcohol are affecting more lawyers than ever, according to statistics released by charity LawCare.
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Insurers set to weed out high-risk firms
Professional indemnity (PI) insurers are drawing up a special questionnaire designed to weed out high-risk law firms ahead of the renewals season, the Gazette has learned.
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Making amends
Restorative justice keeps people out of prison and saves money, but has struggled to become established in the face of a widespread misconception that it is a ‘soft option’. Last month the prison population of England and Wales reached an all-time high of over 82,000 ...
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Net-surfing lawyers warned of compliance risk
Solicitors risk breaching conduct rules and could face insurance claims if they use non-specialist online sources for legal research, a leading QC solicitor has warned. Evidence has emerged that increasing numbers of solicitors, from trainees to senior partners, are putting clients and their own practices at ...