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Is the EU speaking the right language?
Multilingualism is close to the heart of the EU project, but is not something we do well in the UK. Working in an organisation with two official languages, English and French, I have begun to speak a different kind of English. For instance, we use the word ‘deontology’ to mean ...
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Government launches legal helpline for families of murder victims
The Ministry of Justice has launched a free telephone helpline to give legal advice and practical support to families bereaved by murder and manslaughter. The helpline is staffed by legal advisers who are specially trained to deal with bereaved families.
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Law Society Excellence Award winners announced
The Law Society announced the winners of the 2009 Excellence Awards last night at a ceremony attended by 550 at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London The winners were: Awards for individuals: ...
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What makes a good rainmaker, and does gender matter?
Princeton University defines a rainmaker as an ’executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm’.
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‘Super-injunction’ not able to gag parliament, says Prentice
The Guardian newspaper and libel lawyers Carter-Ruck were wrong to conclude that a ‘super-injunction’ could prevent reporting on parliamentary proceedings, justice minister Bridget Prentice said yesterday.
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Call for ‘hard line action’ on coal health compensation
The government has come under renewed pressure to probe the alleged undersettlement of coal health compensation claims, after an MP wrote to business secretary Lord Mandelson calling on him to take ‘hard line action’ against any law firms that might have undersettled. Dai Davies, Independent MP ...
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Call for ‘hard line action’ on coal health compensation
The government has come under renewed pressure to probe the alleged undersettlement of coal health compensation claims, after an MP wrote to business secretary Lord Mandelson calling on him to take ‘hard line action’ against any law firms that might have undersettled. Dai Davies, Independent MP ...
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Insurers plan advertising campaign for personal injury claims
A number of insurers are gearing up to launch advertising campaigns to persuade personal injury claimants in motor accidents to bypass solicitors and deal directly with the responsible party’s insurer, it is believed. The news comes as the Financial Services Authority confirmed that it does not ...
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Law Society slams legal aid ‘shambles’
Government policy on legal aid is a ‘shambles’ with no clear direction, the Law Society said this week. Chief executive Des Hudson said recent government announcements seemed to indicate that the Ministry of Justice is ‘jumping from one position to another’. The ...
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SIF amateurs
Paul Hemelryk, in calling for the restitution of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund, obviously did not have the experience that I did with SIF.
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Bar Council chairman in call to arms for barristers
Bar Council chairman Desmond Browne QC (pictured) last week criticised barristers’ apparent apathy regarding the ‘historic challenges’ facing the profession, following a disappointing response to this year’s council elections. With under a week to go before yesterday’s deadline, just three nominations had been received for ...
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SRA to look at ‘radical reform’ of assigned risks pool
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is soon to launch a consultation on ‘radical reform’ of the assigned risks pool. It is understood that proposals for consultation could include changes to the conditions for entry or even the demise of the pool. There ...
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Bumper bonuses are back, but don’t expect a return to business as usual
House prices have soared to a new record, bumper bonuses are back in the Square Mile and the stockmarket is booming. It’s deja vu all over again in London. After a painful bout of retrenchment quite without parallel, can the big City law firms expect a return to business as ...
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Banking and finance
Mortgage fraud – Recovery orders Serious Organised Crime Agency v Athos Thanos Pelekanos: QBD (Mr Justice Hamblen): 2 October 2009 The applicant agency applied for a recovery order under part ...
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Outsourcing boasts many benefits, but it is not a quick fix in hard times
In these challenging economic times, even the most conservative law firms are looking at ways to remain competitive and profitable, often by reducing costs.
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Claim of racial bias by insurers in indemnity cover
The Law Society is investigating allegations that professional indemnity brokers and insurers have discriminated against firms with African and Asian-sounding names, the Gazette has learned. The Society received a complaint to its professional indemnity insurance helpline from a solicitor in Birmingham, claiming that insurers were providing ...
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New rules will help clients to challenge solicitors’ bills
Solicitors will have to give clients more information about how to challenge bills under new rules to be introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The SRA board will decide on specific wording which solicitors must include when they send a bill, to ensure that clients know ...
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Shoosmiths and HP in pro bono tie-in with Prince's Trust
National firm Shoosmiths and the in-house legal team at computer giant HP yesterday launched a new pro bono initiative with the Prince's Trust youth charity to provide legal advice to young business people in the Thames Valley. They will give free legal advice to 18-30-year-olds who ...
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Boom time for litigation funding
Third-party litigation funding broker Calunius Capital has begun investing in its own cases, Gazette sister publication Litigation Funding will reveal this week, amid a flurry of activity in the litigation funding sector. Calunius said it is investing in litigation in conjunction with funders that ...
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Lord chief justice calls for rethink of court tradition
The operation of the traditional court needs to be rethought to take into account technological advances that have rapidly changed society and influenced jurors, the lord chief justice (pictured) said this week. Speaking a year after becoming head of the judiciary, Lord Judge said that the ...