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All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 6
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NewsSRA poised to issue SLAPPs warning
New communication will define what constitutes strategic litigation against public participation.
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OpinionSRA conduct rules intrude into private life
We must hope the regulator will deploy its new power judiciously and without recourse to dogma.
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NewsJunior lawyers won’t have to ‘turn in’ bullying workmates
SRA to press ahead with new conduct rules that will further clamp down on bullying, discrimination and harassment.
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OpinionIt's that man again
Brandon Lewis's successor at Petty France is one, er, Dominic Raab. The portents are not good.
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ProfileActivist lawyer
New Law Society president Lubna Shuja is determined to take the fight to the profession’s outspoken critics by focusing on ethics, discovers Paul Rogerson. And she wants to hear from you.
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OpinionHunt for efficiencies
Is the UK morphing, as some now contend, from being a developed to a developing economy?
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NewsChild abuse inquiry proposes scrapping time bar for civil claims
Lawyer who represented largest group of victims says eight-year-old inquiry’s final report 'does not go far enough', despite mandatory reporting proposal.
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OpinionRaising the stakes
HSBC’s latest legal business briefing discloses that one in three law firms with turnover exceeding £18m now has an independent ESG committee.
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NewsNews focus: Outgoing Society president reflects on a groundbreaking tenure
‘We are the fourth emergency service, keeping the wheels of justice turning’, says the Law Society’s longest-serving president.
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NewsStudents on a roll
Nearly 19,000 students graduated with law degrees from universities in England and Wales in 2021, the highest number on record. Why the huge increase?
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OpinionHack watch
Cash is needed to safeguard what ought to be universally regarded as a critical component of civil society: court reporting.
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OpinionThe price is wrong
Conveyancing practitioners tell the Gazette of a looming succession problem not dissimilar to that faced by the criminal bar.
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OpinionFirst, do no harm
As Brandon Lewis becomes the 10th lord chancellor since 2010, the most we can hope for is that he leaves the office in a better state than he found it.
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OpinionAll-in. All out
Criminal barristers are fast becoming an endangered species. Either the government capitulates, or the bar appears doomed.
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NewsLegal services boom has peaked - official
Sector revenues are falling after rising to unprecedented highs amid the pandemic, ONS figures show.
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OpinionA painful divorce
CILEX's extraordinary brinkmanship in seeking to jilt its regulator in favour of the SRA prompts many unanswered questions.
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NewsNews focus: It’s an ill wind - top City firms break profit records
PEP exceeding £2m is the new virility benchmark for magic circle firms. It has been a ‘perfect year’, but how long can the beanfeast continue?
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OpinionA good job, well done
Regulators would do well to properly assimilate the findings of a Legal Services Consumer Panel survey.
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OpinionGoing soft
‘Soft skills’ are indeed a commodity, but if they are perceived to be increasingly important in the law then this is all to the good.