All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 8
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Sole practitioners dispute need for annual levy to sustain SIF
Figures suggest runoff cover could be provided for years without an extra call on the profession, says the Sole Practitioners Group.
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Opinion
Show us the money
This week: from the sublime to the ridiculous. Paul Rogerson Tales of eye-watering pay hikes for City NQs are now resonating in the mainstream media. Sir Nigel Knowles, CEO of DWF and former chair of DLA, is the latest to opine on the subject. He warned ...
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S and G upbeat despite sharp rise in pre-tax losses
National firm points to ‘resilient’ performance amid pandemic and predicts recovery in 2022.
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Opinion
A corporate awokening?
‘Woke capitalism’ has been defined as the corporate takeover of secular morality.
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Opinion
Room service
With hybrid working set to become the default, it is refreshing to report on a law firm that is bucking the trend.
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Opinion
Turning the page
After 118 years and more than 3,000 editions, today marks the last weekly Gazette magazine that will appear in print.
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Opinion
Protect and survive
What can solicitors worried about potentially crippling claims in retirement actually do to protect their interests?
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Opinion
Gilded youth
If the trend in NQ salary increases continues, magic circle newbies could be earning £180,000 by the end of the decade. But money isn't everything.
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Opinion
Cop 26: Are you ‘angry’ about global heating?
Lawyers have been criticised for not taking the lead on climate change. Is this unfair?
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SQE: 'Reasonable adjustments' introduced as assessments get under way
SRA and exam provider Kaplan act to allay criticism that they risk 'wilfully excluding' disabled people in Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
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Sleaze row: Paterson vote ‘completely undermines trust’, says ex-government legal chief
Sir Jonathan Jones QC slams 'dysfunctional' system for regulating MPs, while ex-lord chancellor Lord Falconer berates law officer 'stooges'.
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Opinion
Do-gooders doing good
So many solicitors do so much pro bono – but the public never hears about them.
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Cop 26: Lawyers must wake up to climate ‘madness’, says former Ireland president
Mary Robinson says the legal profession needs to do more to address the climate crisis.
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Callow junior left to run firm rebuked over conveyancing failures
Practitioner had been a solicitor for less than a year when she took control at Halifax firm.
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Opinion
Walking a tightrope
Inciting contempt for a class of people on the basis of their vocation is surely to be deplored in all circumstances.
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'Claims R Us' portal could transform civil justice, says master of the rolls
Triage service for all-comers would direct claims to the right online location to resolve their dispute.
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Opinion
Soft soap, hard border
Jeremy Miles and Mick Antoniw want to believe that wholesale devolution of justice and policing to Wales is merely a matter of time.
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‘Time to rethink our museums and return stolen goods’, says high-profile lawyer
Mark Stephens CBE is heavily involved in efforts to repatriate cultural artefacts.
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Law firms blocking solicitors from bench - circuit chief
Experienced solicitors are being prevented from getting on to the judicial ladder by employers fearful they might leave, says top district judge.