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Pre-pack deals under scrutiny in company law shake-up
A central register of beneficial owners and a review of ‘pre-pack’ takeovers of failed businesses are among measures proposed in a shake-up of company law today. A discussion paper published by the department for Business, Innovation & Skills sets out how the UK proposes to carry out its commitment at ...
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CPS has 'more in-house lawyers than it needs'
The Crown Prosecution Service has too many in-house lawyers as it continues to face the challenges of budget cuts, according to the annual report of the agency’s inspectorate. Her Majesty’s CPS Inspectorate said a lack of resources due to budget cuts is hampering the service’s ability to prepare cases, but ...
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BOOK REVIEW Local Lawyers: Public Practice
To understand where we are and where we are going, we need to know where we have come from. That at least is one purpose of history. And local government lawyers are now fortunate to have their very own historical memoire.
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ProfileLisa Cameron
Ernst & Young’s UK general counsel Lisa Cameron talks about ‘the best legal role in London’.
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Quarter of GCs lack resources to manage
As European in-house legal budgets rise across the board, a divide is opening up between departments that have sufficient resources to provide legal advice coverage, and those that do not. That is the conclusion of benchmarking research by Consero Group carried out among members of its European General Counsel Forum. ...
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ProfileMy legal life: Shami Chakrabarti
When I was about 12 I had a conversation with my father – a debate about whether the Yorkshire Ripper ought to be hanged or not. That was the trigger for my interest in civil liberties and human rights. A legal education is a wonderful preparation for a career in ...
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ProfileElisabeth Jones
As chief legal adviser to the Welsh assembly, Elisabeth Jones is politically neutral.
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ProfileMy legal life: Mark Hynes
Law appealed to me as a kid growing up in the 1970s with shows like Petrocelli. I graduated from Leicester University, then attended law school in Chester and undertook my articles at Wells and Hind in Nottingham. I remember my first day of articles when I was given a Dictaphone, ...
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My legal life: Christopher Arnull
Learning Latin and enjoying an argument provided me with good grounding for a legal career. I liked the idea of legal work once I realised law permeates every facet of life.
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BT Law is born as claims unit granted ABS licence
Telecommunications giant BT today announced its long-expected move into legal services with the launch of BT Law Limited. The subsidiary, which has received an alternative business structure (ABS) licence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, will offer services to corporate customers, initially in the motor claims ...
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ProfileDavid Haigh
Those who know little about football and care even less, may yet be familiar with the parable of Peter’s goldfish.
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My legal life: Ed Gretton
At school, I loved the debating society, and law seemed the natural progression. I considered the criminal bar for a while, but I really wanted to work in trade and industry. I grabbed every bit of work experience I could – it ranged from Easter vacation schemes with Slaughter and ...
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Iraq: fragile justice
Nearly 10 years after regime change, seven years since the first democratic elections and despite several billion dollars worth of targeted aid, the rule of law in Iraq ranges from fragile to non-existent. In one of the first tests of Europe’s Common Security and Defence Policy, a small and little-known ...
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TSol set for major recruitment push
Whitehall’s central legal services provider the Treasury Solicitors Department (TSol) is to recruit 40 lawyers after spending nearly £4.6m on temporary staff through outsourcer Capita, the Gazette can reveal. The recruitment campaign is for advisory, commercial, employment and litigation lawyers at civil service grade 7, with salaries between £47,086 and ...