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Deals of the week
Liquid deal: City firms CMS Cameron McKenna and Field Fisher Waterhouse advised Luminar Group Holdings, the UK’s largest operator of licensed late-night venues, on a corporate reorganisation and the subsequent sale of 26 bars to Cavendish Bars, advised by City firm Berwin Leighton ...
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The ins and outs of earning power
David Marshall assesses the impact of the Ogden Tables on deciding loss-of-earnings claims in personal injury cases A year ago, ...
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File guide
As a niche specialist legal aid practitioner I have noticed that any enhancement on civil claims made to the north-east regional office rarely exceeds 30% on selected items, whereas the Supreme Court Costs Office tends to be more generous. Almost every case taken to a review by an independent adjudicator ...
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Regulator: solicitors flouting referral rules
By Jonathan Rayner Fresh evidence has emerged suggesting that solicitors, rather than claims management companies, are largely responsible for breaches ...
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Mind the pay gap
I read last week's letter 'cheap labour' with interest (see [2008] Gazette, 29 May, 11). There is undoubtedly an issue with regard to employees within the same organisation being paid differently to staff in similar roles. I do not think that it is contentious to say that this problem is ...
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Local government law
By Nicholas Dobson, Pinsent Masons, Leeds Pleasing the people: legitimate expectation ...
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Law reports
MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT Human rights - celebrities - children - photographs David Murray (by his litigation friends (1) Neil Murray (2) Joanne Murray) v Big Pictures ...
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Leeds leads
Your article on the growing legal scene in Manchester was entitled 'second city?' (see [2008] Gazette, 22 May, 18), but it did not substantiate that headline. Rather, you factually reported the undoubted strengths of the Manchester region.
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Luxury lifestyles
I have just read last week's front page article, 'City litigators dismiss "liability crisis" claim'. It brought to mind the recent case of Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National PLC and others. In that one case, where the various financial institutions effectively sang from the ...
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Shining a light
Ministers need guidance on anti-terror legislation, but can judges properly give it to them?
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No logo
Why does the Law Society need to spend £450,000 on a national advertising campaign? Surely all we need to do is follow the example of our colleagues in the surveyor's profession and utilise the logo of our representative body. We all like the Law Society's logo. Your correspondents repeatedly lament ...
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Which way next?
If Which? is to move from being an independent critic of legal services to set up its own law firm (see [2008] Gazette, 29 May, 1), then it can hardly claim to be 'the brand that conveys... credibility'. Perhaps it should change its name from 'Which?' to 'Us'. ...
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Test story for Obiter
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Salary survey reveals
By Anita Rice Black and minority ethnic (BME) solicitors earn 17% less than white solicitors, while women solicitors earn 7.6% ...
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Test for Opinion story
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Mutual will arrangements
Olins v Walters [2007] EWHC 3060 Ch is a short judgment but it contains many interesting points.
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Rowing machine
More lawyerly derring-do - this time courtesy of insurance solicitor and Obiter regular Carolyn Kirkham.
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Solicitors to pay £150 fee
COMPENSATION FUND: Law Society Council votes against SRA's preferred charge
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The Solicitor’s Handbook 2008
A comprehensive new handbook guides solicitors through the rules and regulations that govern their profession. Authors Andrew Hopper QC and Gregory Treverton-Jones QC explain why lawyers need it now more than ever