All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 16
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NewsNew breed of freelance solicitor eyeing chambers model
Some 71 solicitors have so far registered as freelancers under deregulated practising regime.
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NewsComplaints body names consumer ex-chief as chair
Quango veteran Elisabeth Davies to take over from Wanda Goldwag next month.
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NewsCoA advertising for full-time judicial assistants
Posts with salaries up to £38,373 on offer for entrants to the legal profession.
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NewsJustice Week: Poll shows hunger for education
More than half of 18 to 24-year-olds would like to see more emphasis on learning about the law in school.
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NewsListed law firm partners rake in millions by selling shares
Gateley announces placing of 4.75m shares at not less than £2 apiece.
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NewsApplications open for diversity access scheme
Law Society initiative supports people facing exceptional obstacles to qualify as a solicitor.
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NewsHigh street big names to create ‘conveyancing powerhouse’
McMillan Williams and Taylor Rose TTKW hope to reach merger agreement this week, Gazette understands.
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NewsLegal services revenue hits new high
Official statistics show sector generated revenues of £37.1bn last year.
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NewsBack in business: Chancery Lane reopens after fire
Law Society announces that Reading Room, Library and 113 Restaurant are open to members.
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NewsSolicitors rank top in biggest ever survey of legal needs
YouGov canvassed nearly 30,000 people in survey commissioned by Law Society and Legal Services Board.
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NewsLegal needs: 'Break down barriers' to access, urges watchdog
Legal Services Board hails publication of the biggest ever legal needs survey in England and Wales.
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NewsBar complaints reach highest level in five years
'Significant number' of complaints from litigants in person - but 91% fall at first hurdle.
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NewsMoJ starts compensating part-time judges denied pensions
Department faces estimated £750m bill, according to last year’s annual report.
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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.