All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 16
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NewsQueen’s speech: Review must be backed up with ‘significant cash’ says Society
Chancery Lane warns that fair and effective justice cannot be delivered on the cheap.
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NewsSRA abandons five-year quest to slash minimum PII cover
Regulator announces that its latest proposals to reform indemnity insurance were 'unlikely to deliver benefits for firms and clients'.
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NewsBSB in line of fire as legal regulators told to ‘get a grip’
Regulators including the SRA ‘too slow’ to complete their action plans, says the Legal Services Board.
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NewsLegal market talks revealed in Corbyn's leaked trade documents
Super exam could be a barrier to access to US, Gazette columnist Jonathan Goldsmith reveals.
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NewsLaw Society unveils manifesto wishlist
Chancery Lane says next month’s general election is a ‘pivotal moment’ for the future of the UK’s justice systems.
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NewsKhashoggi barrister among bar pro bono award winners
Migration was a dominant theme of this year’s awards, presented at a ceremony in London last night.
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NewsMental Health Day: Society updates best practice guidance
Reducing stigma around mental health is vital to employee wellbeing, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsTributes paid to visionary US litigator Urquhart
Partner was driving force behind growth of global firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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NewsUK bars sign post-Brexit deal with Belgium
Six UK bodies sign memorandum of understanding with Belgian counterparts.
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NewsAdvocacy standards back on agenda as SRA seeks views on higher rights proposals
Advocacy in serious youth court cases would be restricted to solicitors holding revised qualification.
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News‘Depressing’ super-exam reports fail the test, say law teachers
Reports on SQE1 pilots ’raise more questions than they answer’, says the Association of Law Teachers.
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NewsShortlist announced for 13th Law Society Excellence Awards
Firms and solicitors who go ‘above and beyond’ for clients are in the running for 23 prestigious accolades.
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NewsSociety joins plea to UN over Turkey’s ‘chilling roll call of injustice’
Hundreds of lawyers have been convicted since attempted coup in 2016.
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NewsDavis takes the helm at Chancery Lane
Senior partner at Clifford Chance becomes 175th president of the Law Society today.
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NewsCall to abolish ‘lack of integrity’ disciplinary offence
Leading authorities on regulation describe the concept as confusing and unhelpful.
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NewsThousands to walk for access to justice
Largest-ever turnout expected for Monday’s London Legal Walk.
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NewsBrexit: South Korea trade deal safeguards magic circle
UK law firms currently operating in Seoul under EU agreement will be free to continue under deal announced this morning.
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NewsDon't reform costs amid reform 'chaos' - Society
Chancery Lane warns that disadvantaged groups could be unable to seek justice in complex claims.
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NewsPC fee frozen as fewer firms than ever subject to costly shut-down
Annual fee has fallen by almost one fifth in real terms since 2015.
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NewsCPS appoints new chief executive
Rebecca Lawrence to move from the mayor of London's office for policing and crime.