All News articles – Page 1575
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Respect has to be earned
Fascinated as I was by District Judge Paul Mildred’s article ‘Conduct unbecoming in our courts’, I can’t help but think he has misdirected himself. Respect can be demanded, but, in my experience, is given only when it is earned. ...
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Foolish to follow US
Bill Jackson in his letter ‘Time to adopt US libel model’ argues that we should adopt one aspect of the US libel law model – namely the requirement for a claimant to prove malice in cases involving public figures – and commends that model to us. ...
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Immigration
Damages - Human rights - Torts - Deportation Walumba Lumba v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Kadian Mighty v Secretary Of State for the Home Department: SC (Justices of the Supreme Court Lord Phillips, Lord Hope, Lord ...
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Insolvency
Practice statements - Proportionality - Remuneration - Trustees in bankruptcy Helen Brook v Nicholas Edward Reed (trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Helen Brook): CA (Civ Div) (Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Black, Mr Justice David Richards): 25 ...
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Just our Lidl joke
Some rather intriguing legal news appeared last Friday (1 April). First, law firm Jordans revealed that, in an attempt to create a more ‘family-friendly’ atmosphere in court, the lord chief justice had issued a new practice direction introducing ‘multicoloured polka dot’ robes. The change followed extensive ...
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Money laundering rules to be relaxed for solicitors
Solicitors will no longer need to fear criminal conviction for minor due diligence errors such as keeping an out-of-date passport on file, the Law Society said last week, as the government announced plans to reduce the regulatory burden attached to anti-money laundering obligations. Chancery Lane said ...
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Sharp practice
While a cutting exchange of words between rivals may occasionally be de rigueur at a law firm party, actual fisticuffs are rare. Obiter was alarmed, therefore – while serenely quaffing a refreshing champagne and raspberry cocktail at the Savoy hotel last week (home to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Olympics media reception) ...
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Off their trollies
The Family Justice Review Panel pulled no punches when it delivered its interim review on the family justice system last week. After spending a year gathering evidence by visiting courts around the country, it discovered a court process riddled with ‘scandalous’ delays, and concluded that the ...
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Is the latest mediation drive just a cloak for legal aid cuts?
The government’s new mediation protocol came into force yesterday, requiring couples to attend a mediation awareness session before embarking on legal proceedings to resolve financial and children-related issues after divorce or separation. Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has become a dedicated follower of mediation, heralding it as ...
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Government bids to improve social mobility in professions
The government has launched a strategy to end the culture of privilege that sees former independent school pupils dominating the top jobs in the judiciary and boardroom to the exclusion of people from less affluent backgrounds, it emerged today. Launching the new strategy Opening Doors, Breaking ...
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New tax on settlors imposes ‘cumbersome bureaucracy’
A new system for collecting tax from settlor interested trusts is complex and expensive, and imposes a ‘cumbersome bureaucracy’ on everyone involved, the Law Society has warned. A settlor interested trust is one where a person – the settlor - has placed assets, such as money ...
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Society defends solicitors over legal aid
The Law Society president has reacted to negative news coverage concerning the growth in the number of solicitors. The Society president Linda Lee has written to the Daily Mail newspaper in response to an article published yesterday under the headline ‘Now we have more lawyers than ...
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Public backs compulsory mediation assessments
Two-thirds of the public support the new enforced mediation assessments being introduced for divorcing and separating couples tomorrow, according to research published by City firm Charles Russell. Under the rules, which come into force on 6 April, couples seeking to take private law family cases to ...
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Bill Clinton and marketing your law firm
Former US president Bill Clinton may not be the first name that springs to mind when it comes to law firm marketing but he came up with some good advice that can help anyone wanting to get a message across. And getting a message across ...
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Surveyors need solicitors to be up-to-date on dilapidations cases
Advances in construction techniques and material science have allowed for the design of more colourful and exciting buildings over the last twenty years. As well as new buildings, old buildings can be given a new lease of life by re-cladding the exterior, using these new ...
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The lessons from cases about Italian lawyers’ fees
Silvio Berlusconi thinks he is the most sued man in history. There is another Italian institution which has had its fair share of litigation recently in the EU’s Court of Justice, and that is the Italian legal profession. There was ...
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CML predicts quality scheme will become ‘prerequisite’ for conveyancers
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) is expected to become a 'pre-requisite' for membership of lenders' panels once it becomes established, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said today. More than 700 firms have applied to join the quality assurance scheme since it launched in ...
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Personal injury solicitors will cut use of CFAs, poll finds
Personal injury lawyers will cut the number of conditional fee agreements they offer to clients as a direct result of the civil justice funding reforms announced by the government last week, according to research seen exclusively by the Gazette. A survey of 100 claimant personal injury ...
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Clifford Chance opens in Istanbul
Magic circle firm Clifford Chance today opened an office in Istanbul, to work alongside affiliate Turkish firm Yegin Legal Consultancy. Banking and finance partner Simon Williams will head the office, which will focus on infrastructure, energy, finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets work. ...