All articles by Gazette reporter – Page 9
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NewsEight firms sign climate crisis pledges
Legal Charter 1.5 commits signatories to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsControl your costs, Society tells SRA
Proposed 12% budget increase could impact firms already facing inflationary pressures.
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NewsWhite paper heralds reform of Welsh tribunals
Counsel general Mick Antoniw says changes will 'lay the foundation for a future where justice is devolved'.
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NewsLord chancellor to lead London Legal Walk
Alex Chalk MP will join the lord chief justice and president of the Law Society in a 10km sponsored walk on Tuesday.
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NewsAgreement brings Indian market opening a step closer
Breakthrough memorandum of understanding signed with the Bar Council of India.
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NewsLaw Society hails free trade deals
Agreements with Australia and New Zealand will break down barriers for UK lawyers, says Chancery Lane.
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NewsA&O deal heaps pressure on magic circle rivals, says ex-Slaughters chief
Christopher Saul, who last November published a provocative paper on the future of magic circle firms, says A&O’s 'smart move' means he must now 'eat his words'.
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NewsLaw Society names next board chair
Amerdeep Somal will take up the role in January, succeeding Robert Bourns.
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NewsSociety warns on Finance Bill changes
Donations located in the EU and the European Economic Arena will no longer qualify for UK charitable tax reliefs from April 2024.
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NewsRPC banked £36m on sale of software business
RPC Tyche was sold to Aon in March last year, boosting the law firm’s annual profits by over 70%.
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NewsFieldfisher partner paid more than £7 million
Payday equivalent to £136,000 a week follows bumper year for European firm.
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NewsLaw Society 'relieved' by retained EU law rethink
Government to axe just 800 pieces of law from UK statute book, reports today suggest.
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NewsAnthony Gold pays tribute to former senior partner
Howard Lerman, who joined the firm in 1974 and worked there for 45 years, died on 23 April.
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NewsBar prosecution fee increase confirmed
15% rise in all CPS fee rates will take effect from 2 May.
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NewsAuthor loses dragon copyright claim against John Lewis
Fay Evans conducted a media campaign alleging retailer’s 2019 Christmas ad featured a dragon ‘strikingly similar’ to one of her own characters.
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NewsEmployees take ownership of employee ownership boutique
Postlethwaite Solicitors changes hands via employee ownership trust.
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NewsSuper-regulator launches new workstreams with 9% budget rise
Access to justice, market analysis and consumer vulnerability are on the programme for 2023/24.
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NewsLinklaters meets new woman partner target
Magic circle firm elects 41 new partners, including 16 in London.
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NewsExtend tax break to legal firms - Law Society
Solicitors currently expected to miss out on three-year scheme to claim back tax on investment in equipment.