All Law Gazette articles in Archive – Page 1255
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‘Lawyers are fantastic’ – not a phrase you hear often
Let’s face it, lawyers are often given a hard time. So it’s nice sometimes to hear that somebody has a good word to say about them. Especially when that person is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, for many an icon of justice, hope and integrity.
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To hear what the future holds, it helps to listen first
In the past few weeks I've been spending a lot of time at conferences and seminars set up by the Law Society's Law Management Section around the country. Several things have occurred to me while I drive back and forth or sit on a train from the comments of the ...
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Solicitors invited to nominate honorary QCs
Solicitors have been invited to nominate themselves or other legal professionals for honorary Queen’s Counsel (QC). The honorary counsel will be appointed alongside the new substantive QCs in spring 2010. Honorary silk is available to all practising lawyers, whether in private ...
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Memory lane
Anger toward a growing practice of incorrect photocopying and distribution. Advertisement listing character requirements for a television lawyer. The Law Society’s Gazette, July 1969 I feel I cannot ...
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Setting the standard
I write with reference to the article by Catherine Baksi on the LSC’s proposed change of approach to quality assurance (‘LSC to abandon peer review’, [2009] Gazette, 9 July, 1).
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Charities are right to recover losses
I was disappointed to read Michael Loveridge’s response to my comments about executors potentially being liable to beneficiaries for losses caused by delay (see [2009] Gazette, 2 July, 10). I hope he will not carry through his suggestion of advising his clients against making charitable bequests.
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PC fee to rise by nearly 20%
The Law Society’s Council yesterday ‘reluctantly’ voted to increase the practising certificate (PC) by nearly 20%, though it was stressed that ‘not one penny’ of the rise was attributable to increased spending by Chancery Lane. The PC fee for 2010 will be £1,180, up from £995. ...
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Inheritance Act: scrutiny of information to the Revenue
Section 247 of the Inheritance Act 1984 (IHTA) provides that anyone who fraudulently or negligently submits an incorrect account, information or document to the Inland Revenue shall be liable to a penalty.
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Government gives ‘diluted’ go-ahead for class actions
The government gave a qualified go-ahead to class actions this week. In its response to a report by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) which recommended the introduction of a new collective redress procedure last year, the Ministry of Justice said that class actions could be ...
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Solicitors and barristers in deal on advocacy pay
Solicitors and barristers reached an agreement this week that would see both sides of the profession paid the same amount for advocacy work in family cases. However, the Law Society expressed disappointment that the Ministry of Justice has not yet approved the deal, and instead ...
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Lord Neuberger appointed Master of the Rolls
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, 61, the youngest of the law lords, is to become Master of the Rolls from 1 October. As head of England and Wales’ civil justice system he will be the second most senior judge. He will succeed Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, who has been appointed a ...
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Asian economies set to boost City law firm profits
Legal work in the emerging Asian economies will provide the biggest profits boost to large law firms over the coming year – but only to firms with established ties, law firm management experts predicted this week. Profitability in the eurozone should remain stable, and there may ...
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Key Business Finance to pay back money to solicitors’ firms
Solicitors owed thousands of pounds by Key Business Finance (KBF), the legal lender that collapsed last year, will be paid back most of what they are owed. Some 66 law firms made advance payments to KBF totalling £460,000 just before it collapsed. KBF’s administrators Ernst ...
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Privileged background of solicitors laid bare in government report
A government-commissioned report that lays bare the privileged background of most lawyers shows that class distinction still dominates the sector.
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Solicitors win best-value tendering battle but fears remain over pilots
Solicitors claimed to have ‘won a battle’ with the Legal Services Commission this week, as it announced it is to delay the rollout of best value tendering across the country by three years.
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Selling the benefits of LLPs
A painful time is fast approaching for law firms in the shape of professional indemnity insurance renewals, due up in October. Last week we published a supplement on PII insurance for firm partners – if you didn't get one for some reason, go to our Supplements page to download it ...
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Profits crash at SJ Berwin
Partner profits at City firm SJ Berwin have plummeted by nearly half, with senior partner Jonathan Blake denouncing his firm’s financial results as ‘disappointing’ and ‘not acceptable’. The firm reported a 49% fall in profits per equity partner (PEP) from £801,000 in 2007/08 to £410,000 in ...
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In support of best value tendering
I write in response to previous articles regarding best value tendering, in particular Graeme Hydari’s letter (see [2009] Gazette, 16 July, 9). If you decide to publish this letter, I would appreciate it if you could hold back my name and firm details, as this is a personal view and ...
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US legislators drive to block enforcement of UK libel judgments
Paul Tweed is senior partner at Johnsons Solicitors, which has offices in Belfast, Dublin and London An intense lobbying campaign has been ongoing in the ...