All News focus articles – Page 21
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NewsNews focus: A ‘drop in the ocean’ for justice?
The Ministry of Justice sweetened its long-awaited review of swingeing legal aid cuts with a pledge to spend £8m on legal support and litigants in person. But does its response go far enough?
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NewsNews focus: A freelance life off the legal treadmill
More and more lawyers, attracted to the notion of not being tied to a particular practice while working flexibly, become consultants. As law firms are discovering, freelancers offer manifold benefits
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NewsNews focus: Making criminal defence pay
The government is reviewing criminal legal aid fees but does it fully grasp the predicament of embattled practitioners? And how does it stop juniors fleeing an impoverished sector for City riches?
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NewsNews focus: Short-circuiting justice?
International Forum on Online Courts slays myth of ‘idealised version’ of the justice system but not everyone agrees that ‘unique quality of digital’ can improve both fairness and efficiency
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NewsNews focus: What you may have missed
Edited highlights from lawgazette.co.uk over the holiday period
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NewsNews focus: Buying in to price transparency
New rules on publishing price and service information kick in this week. Enforcement will be light-touch at first, but marketeers say law firms should exploit the opportunity to showcase their wares
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NewsNews focus: Is the Royal Courts of Justice still fit for purpose?
The Royal Courts of Justice is one of London’s iconic sights but its outdated facilities cost millions to maintain. More needs to be done to turn this Gothic showpiece into a legal hub for the modern age
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NewsNews focus: 'Race to the bottom' on the high street?
Further deregulation of the market opens the door to a race to bottom on client protection, claims the Law Society. And there is no evidence it will boost access to justice
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NewsWW1: At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
To mark the centenary of the end of the first world war, we look back on how the profession reacted to the armistice and commemorated the 910 solicitors and clerks who died on active service.
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NewsNews focus: Kent ABS goes for steady growth
After a challenging start, new boss Guy Record aims for a ‘realistic’ and ‘measured’ approach at Kent County Council’s alternative business structure Invicta Law.
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NewsNews focus: Higher ambitions
Under pressure over the quality of advocacy and facing an uncertain future as courts embrace technology, the SAHCA’s annual conference still heard reasons for cautious optimism.
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NewsNews focus: Land Registry's charter for reform
Registry says it is putting customers first as it unveils initiatives to explore how ‘innovative use of technology could revolutionise the land registration and property buy-sell process’
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NewsNews focus: Tories give little away on justice
Ministers offered lawyers few crumbs of comfort at the Conservative Party conference, reiterating the government’s £1.6bn legal aid pledge.
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NewsNews focus: Labour reveals justice plans
Making legal aid a pillar of the welfare state and providing duty solicitors for border detainees were among justice policies announced at the party’s conference last week
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NewsNews focus: Part 36 under the microscope
Does the Hislop v Perde judgment mean defendants might be tempted to defer accepting an offer to game the system? And is Part 36 fit for purpose if it allows such behaviour?
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NewsAfter Sir Cliff: Open justice is now under siege
Mr Justice Mann’s ruling against the BBC is the latest in a series of body blows to transparency and could place significant restrictions on the freedom of the media to report on criminal cases.
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NewsIn focus: Hong Kong sets out dispute resolution credentials
Justice secretary Teresa Cheng outlines intellectual property initiatives and move to allow third-party funding of arbitrations.
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NewsIn focus: Is IPO dam about to burst?
While the number of firms that have taken the IPO plunge is still in single figures, there is a sense the dam is about to burst.
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NewsIn focus: Common values key to transatlantic mergers
Transatlantic unions are all the rage, and not just weddings. Over the past year a spate of law firms have exchanged vows.
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NewsIn focus: Uncertainty remains after Dreamvar and P&P rulings
Landmark judgment leaves questions unanswered as solicitors voice renewed concerns over liability for property fraud.