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New ministers appointed to Ministry of Justice
The Liberal Democrat’s leader in the House of Lords has been appointed as a minister in the Ministry of Justice. Lord McNally, who is also the Lib Dem spokesman on constitutional affairs, has been appointed a middle-ranking minister. The 67-year-old peer is a former Labour MP ...
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Asian lawyers recognised in awards
The Society of Asian Lawyers (SAL) has announced the winners of its annual awards to recognise the exceptional achievements of Asian solicitors and barristers practising in the UK. The award winners were: Young lawyer ...
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Cameron McKenna signs deal to outsource ‘middle office’ functions
City firm CMS Cameron McKenna is to outsource a substantial part of its non-legal office functions in a deal valued by outsourcer Integreon at £583m over ten years. Much of the firm’s non-billable ‘middle office’ functions including accounting and finance; human resources and training; marketing and ...
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Chancery Lane highlights the importance of legal professional privilege
The Court of Appeal’s decision to give the Law Society permission to intervene in Prudential PLC and Prudential (Gibraltar) Limited v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and Philip Pandolfo (HM Inspector of Taxes) is a crucial step in our efforts to defend the principles of legal professional privilege (LPP). LPP ...
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Local government: council of war
‘Phoney War’ was the term used to describe the early months of World War II. Between the formal start of hostilities in September 1939 and Spring 1940, things seemed relatively quiet – at least in Western Europe. After that, of course, the dogs of war were let slip, furious and ...
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Landlord and tenant
Assured tenancies – Improvements – Legislative intention – Tenancies Cherry Sheila Hughes v Borodex Ltd: CA (Civ Div) (Sir Andrew Morritt (chancellor), Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Patten): 27 April 2010 ...
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Immigration
Administrative law – Torts – Deportation – Detention Abdillaahi Muuse (respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (appellant): CA (Civ Div) (Sir Andrew Morritt (chancellor), Lord Justice Thomas, Sir Scott Baker): 27 April 2010 ...
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Employment
Age discrimination – Degrees – Indirect discrimination – Proportionality Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Mummery, Maurice Kay, Richards): 27 ...
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Mediations double in two years
The number of mediations has doubled in the last two years, and most mediators expect workloads to increase, according to research seen exclusively by the Gazette. The fourth biennial survey of civil and commercial mediators, carried out by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), showed ...
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Memory lane
Law Society’s Gazette, April 1980 In the news:A licensing authority has told me of an amusing occurrence in ...
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Tell it like it is
To the discombobulation of not a few traditionalists, the campaign to adumbrate the probative value of a more unopaque expression of juridical vernacular continues to deliver outcome-based ramifications. Yes, Clarity, the group launched last year to promote plain English in the law, is going from strength to strength. Founding member ...
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Loose cannon
It’s not that uncommon for lawyers to have an exotic sideline. Readers of this column will know that solicitors can also be Elvis impersonators, belly dancers or, indeed, flamenco enthusiasts. But on (somewhat morbidly) perusing the Times’ obituaries section last week, Obiter was surprised to read of a solicitor who ...
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Flaming flamenco
Now that’s enough about football. After April’s article about belly dancing, Obiter has received a ticking-off from clinical negligence solicitor Sarah Harman of London firm Harman & Harman for so far failing to include this picture of herself (right) and criminal solicitor colleague Sonia Antolin, who both dance flamenco with ...
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Kenneth Clarke appointed as new justice secretary
Veteran Conservative and former chancellor Kenneth Clarke will be justice secretary in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government, it was announced this morning. He will also be lord chancellor. The 69-year-old is a former barrister, having been called to the bar by Gray’s Inn in 1963 and ...
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Cup of cheer
Four weeks to go and the World Cup piggybacking has kicked off, with Leeds firm Godloves scoring the opening goal. The ‘football mad’ firm is offering free wills advice to clients until 9 June – if England win the World Cup they won’t be billed. Sceptical readers might think it ...
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Can the hundreds unable to vote at the general election sue?
People who were denied the right to vote at the general election can sue the Electoral Commission, according to Geoffrey Robertson QC. Interviewed last Friday, Robertson suggested that disenfranchised voters would receive compensation of at least £750. That just happens to be the figure that ...
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Training and development must support the provision of high-quality service to clients
Throughout my legal career I have taken a keen interest in legal education and training. I was chairman of the governors of the College of Law until recently, and the Solicitors Regulation Authority has a pivotal position in the development of legal education and training.
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Firms are alive to the changing market and are adapting their business model
Like self-employed doctors or indeed barristers, solicitors are not feted for their business management skills. However, this year’s LMS Financial Benchmarking Survey gives one cause to reconsider that cliched perception.
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ABSs are getting closer – don’t waste time hoping reforms will be diluted
by Tony Guisea director of Guise Solicitors in London The Lawyers Defence Group’s call for government protection for high street firms (see [2010] Gazette, 29 April, 3) is about as likely to succeed as Canute’s attempt to stem the tide. As the Legal Services Act 2007 ...