All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 24
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OpinionSales are for vanity, profits for sanity
Crude revenue numbers don’t tell us much about a law firm’s performance.
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NewsProfits surge at University of Law
UK’s first for-profit university posts hefty trading surplus as asset sales cut debt.
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ProfileInterview: Catherine Dixon
The Law Society’s new chief executive wants to hear from solicitors about how the organisation can best serve members and stay relevant in a rapidly changing legal sector.
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OpinionCo-op Legal reboots
Like its fellow pioneer QualitySolicitors, Co-op Legal is looking to a digital future after moving into the black.
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FeatureRoundtable: Wales – devolution revolution
Will further devolution prove a boon or a burden for solicitors in Wales? The latest Gazette roundtable tries to find out.
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NewsSummit: Boris Johnson leaves them wanting more
‘A lawyer-driven ecstasy of namby-pambyness.’ Mayor of London justifies his headline billing by remaining entirely in character.
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NewsSummit: law firm income topped £32bn in 2014 – TheCityUK
The legal sector’s strong recovery from the crash continues, but the overall growth rate is down.
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OpinionFootball, celebrity and justice
What the Ched Evans case tells us about justice in the age of new media.
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ProfileInterview: Simon Cliff
Manchester City Football Club’s first general counsel Simon Cliff talks about his part in ‘building a structure for the future’.
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NewsConsumer credit switch will cost law firms dear - Society
President Andrew Caplen warns of ‘significant problems’ if SRA ceases regulating consumer credit work.
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NewsCall for pro bono rules exemption
LawWorks calls a halt to its debt advisory work for vulnerable consumers, amid continuing uncertainty over the regulatory landscape.
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OpinionNumber-crunchers nail ‘fat-cat lawyer’ myth
What does a ‘typical’ solicitor earn? Less than politicians with an axe to grind would have you believe.
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Bar accused of taking ‘cheap shots’ at solicitor-advocates
‘We shan’t pander to elitist notions that we are not able to bat for the first 11,’ says criminal solicitors leader.
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NewsBar Conference: Moses targets Grayling on ‘rule of law’
Retired appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses berates government over dearth of legal knowledge and law officer sackings.
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NewsBar Conference: level the advocacy playing field – barristers
Solicitor-advocates enjoy unfair advantage, Criminal Bar Association says.
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NewsCameron: we’ll scrap Human Rights Act
But prime minister appears to allay speculation that Britain would withdraw from European convention under majority Tory government.
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NewsMinister refuses to commit on advice deficit
Conservative conference event discusses Low Commission report on access to social welfare legal advice.
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NewsConservative Party Conference: as it happened
[View the story “All the justice updates from the Conservative annual conference” on Storify]
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NewsGrayling: ‘real plan’ on human rights imminent
Justice secretary prompts speculation of prime ministerial announcement tomorrow.