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Reforms predicted to trigger merger boom
The introduction of alternative business structures (ABSs) will greatly speed up merger activity among law firms, a snapshot survey of leading figures in the legal profession has predicted.
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Legal sector leads the way on cutting carbon footprint
Legal firms lead the professional services sector in investigating their carbon footprint, according to a league table published this week by an industry forum.
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Currency of change
The costs system is under unprecedented scrutiny. Neil Rose examines the key pressure points and why the appointment of a senior judge to review the process is welcome.
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Charity chief says law has ‘ossified’
The head of the new Charity Tribunal hopes the body will speed up the evolution of charity law to keep pace with developments in the third sector.
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Society escapes complaints fine
The Legal Complaints Service (LCS) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) improved in ‘most areas’ of complaints-handling in 2007/08, the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner has ruled.
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More delays for court IT roll-out
Commercial court: technology project ‘should have been implemented by now’
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‘End judicial shortlists’
A judicial appointment process that leaves candidates in ‘professional limbo’ while waiting for a vacancy to arise should be abolished, according to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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Solicitors are more stressed than ever
Stress, depression, bullying and problems with alcohol are affecting more lawyers than ever, according to statistics released by charity LawCare.
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Insurers set to weed out high-risk firms
Professional indemnity (PI) insurers are drawing up a special questionnaire designed to weed out high-risk law firms ahead of the renewals season, the Gazette has learned.
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Norton Rose promotes 16 associates to partner
PRIVATE PRACTICE Partners In the City, Norton Rose promotes 16 associates internationally, five in London: Davide Barzilai in its Islamic finance practice, Dorian Drew and Radford Goodman (dispute resolution), David Hawkins (real estate) and Mark Tricker (competition). ...
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Norton Rose promotes 16 associates to partner
PRIVATE PRACTICE Partners In the City, Norton Rose promotes 16 associates internationally, five in London: Davide Barzilai ...
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Back to school
Technology is changing the way that solicitors are training and continuing their professional development. Polly Botsford reports.
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Banana drama
‘Iconic’ is a word Obiter employs with discretion, but it can be safely applied to Liverpool’s Super Lamb Banana sculpture. The yellow fruit-animal hybrid, originally a protest against genetic engineering, has, appropriately, been cloned more than 100 times as part of the city’s Capital of Culture celebrations. ...
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Third of firms seek bank loans
FUNDING: practices need funds for mergers and to cushion blow of economic gloom
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Bravo, Charlie
Lord Falconer is set to bounce back after a year out of the limelight. He spoke to the Gazette about being Lord Chancellor, and what lies ahead.
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Case study remote learning
The Open University’s growing reliance on web-based collaborative tools sets it apart from traditional distance-learning institutions. The increasing use of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) encourages students from diverse backgrounds to come into law via this route. As many as 25% of the undergraduates have a degree before they start ...
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Civil procedure
Anti-competitive practices - Confidential information - Disclosure - Ofcom - Satellite television
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Domestic violence and contact orders
Whether and to what extent, if any, the court will take into account the issue of domestic violence when determining contact issues has long been an issue for family courts.
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Damage limitation in the courts
I read with interest the letter from Stuart Killen in last week’s Gazette (see [2008] Gazette, 19 June, 12). I could not agree more with his comments and felt I just had to relate my experiences with Bow County Court. You would be pushed to find a bigger failure by ...