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New president sets out 10-step plan
The new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has hit out at insurance solicitors who, he says, fight the conditional fees ‘costs war’ from the ‘comfort zone of risk-free retainers’.
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Restraint orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act
It is estimated that organised crime costs the UK some £40bn a year. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 trailblazed some unprecedented powers of asset restraint and confiscation in an attempt to remove the profit and, ultimately, motivation for committing economic crime.
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Plain speaking
Obiter would like to remind readers of the following article that no liability shall be implied by any failure to take, perfect or enforce any indemnity, guarantee or security in respect of the obligations to which this article relates or by any other ...
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Keep it in the family
A father and son team of solicitor advocates is poised to take on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) this week. John (the father) and William (the son) Mackenzie represent Lance Bombardier Kerry Fletcher, who was awarded over £170,000 damages by Leeds Employment Tribunal last autumn for sex and sexual-orientation discrimination ...
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RCJ goes green to mark new chapter
As you can see from the picture, it is that time of year again. No, not Halloween, but the arrival of this year’s edition of The Civil Court Practice, known to all as the Green Book. To mark the tenth anniversary of the Woolf reforms, LexisNexis, the publishers of the ...
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On yer bike
Hannah Cash, a commercial law solicitor at Rooks Rider in London, has completed a 760km bike ride across the Andes from Argentina to Chile, raising £3,000 for MENCAP. The seven-day route climbed to 1,320 metres through the Puyehue Pass, finishing at the Pacific Ocean. The money raised by the ...
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Manifold delights of Italian wine
Alfresco eating in the garden, balmy nights watching the football season play out its final act, firing up the barbecue and the excitement of four months of parties, festivals and cricket – can it really be happening? Has summer finally arrived? It may be a little ...
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PII working group
I would like to express my disappointment that the recent article headed ‘PII premiums to rise, crisis group warns’ used the word ‘crisis’ to describe the situation and the purpose of the group...
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Lukewarm defence
The defence by Barry Hughes, chief Crown prosecutor, London, of his associate prosecutors can be described as lukewarm at best (see [2009] Gazette, 9 April, 9).
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First impressions
Kevin Beach acknowledges that it is ‘a long time since I practised criminal law’ (see [2009] Gazette, 17 April, 9). This comment is unlikely to inspire confidence in readers seeking to derive an informed judgement on the abilities of associate prosecutors.
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Missed opportunities for reform
On 5 March Gazette reporter Jonathan Rayner wrote a deeply personal and disturbing account of his son’s experiences of the criminal justice and mental health services.
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If the cap doesn't fit, don't wear it
Attention corporate counsel – the big four accountancy firms are trying yet again to limit the extent to which they can be sued for audit failures.
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The Equality Bill – what’s all the fuss about?
It’s open season on Harriet Harman’s Equality Bill, published this week. One newspaper dubbed it ‘unfair on men’...
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SRA considers rise in Compensation Fund levy
Cash-strapped solicitors may have to pay ‘a significantly larger’ sum into the Compensation Fund as more firms require intervention in a deepening recession. Papers considered last week by the Solicitors Regulation Authority board forecast that the number of interventions is expected to rise from 71 in 2008 to more than ...
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Reforms to the Local Transport Act 2008 will create more work for lawyers
The humble bus is about to drive through a number of new avenues for litigation, following enactment of the Local Transport Act 2008. Traffic commissioners, most of whom were originally solicitors, will gain wider powers to fine operators who run unsafe vehicles, to impound the offending ...
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Data page for April 2009
The data page is the financial rates and data compiled for the Law Society Gazette by MoneyFacts Group, the UK's largest supplier of savings and mortgage data. Downloads Download the ...
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Budget savings through IT? Don’t make me laugh
Alistair Darling’s budget was always going to be about saving money. A lot of money. It turns out that the Ministry of Justice has to find nearly £1.1bn in savings, and the Law Officers Departments must find £94m (see online news).
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Kenny says LSB will transform the market
Chris Kenny (pictured), chief executive of the Legal Services Board, last week vowed to transform the legal services market, promising to promote competition and – as early as mid-2011 – license the first alternative business structures.
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Solicitors debate referral fees
Solicitors are ‘crap at marketing’ and need claims management companies (CMCs) to fill the gap, a delegate told the APIL conference. A debate, ‘Referral fees and advertising – is it too late to put the genie back in the bottle?’, chaired by TV presenter John Stapleton (pictured), aroused strong passions.