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ProfileHostile environment
‘This is not Dominic Grieve and Ken Clarke we’re dealing with.’ Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti talks to Eduardo Reyes about her priorities in opposition, which include enhancing the rights of rape complainants and defending human rights from executive attack
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Only connect: Sarosh Zaiwalla
Sarosh Zaiwalla has always looked overseas for work – a strategy, hears Jonathan Rayner, that has brought him cases ranging from sanctioned banks to the return of ancient religious idols
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Lawyer in the news: Jim Varley, Devonshires
Who? Jim Varley, partner, Devonshires, London. Why is he in the news? Represented liquidator Stephen Hunt in a landmark case concerning which directors’ duties survive the insolvency of a company. In Systems Building Services Group Limited [2020] EWHC 54 (Ch), the court ruled that a director cannot ...
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News and the noose
‘Idealist’ Tamsin Allen acquired a taste for fighting miscarriages of justice by taking up one of the biggest causes célèbre of the post-war era. Now she has the pedlars of ‘fake news and lies’ in her sights, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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Make me a match
Why send legal work to outsourcing centres in India, when top lawyers here sit idle? Dana Denis-Smith talks to Eduardo Reyes about women in the law and her thriving 1,700-lawyer legal support business
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Leader of the pack
Three decades as a managing partner crystallised Lynne Burdon’s ‘core ideology’, the entrepreneur, mentor and author tells Jonathan Rayner
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Interview: Gerald Shamash
Gerald Shamash has represented errant members of parliament, hacking victims, and butchers’ insurers over limbs lost to sharp professional blades. Eduardo Reyes met him
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High Atlantic
Susan Bright, managing partner of Hogan Lovells in London, tells why partnerships are not like corporates and how she likes nothing better than a blank sheet of paper.
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An agenda on gender
New Law Society president Christina Blacklaws is a woman in a hurry. Gender equality, disruptive technology and wellbeing in the profession are high on a crowded to-do list, she tells the Gazette .
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Writing wrongs
Prolific true-crime author James Morton has dabbled in astrology and once ran a junk shop. Anything but criminal defence.
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One of a kind
Gary Hickinbottom, sole solicitor at the Court of Appeal, began his judicial career as a parking adjudicator. He talks about a ‘colossal’ workload and his mission to achieve a more diverse bench.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Excello Law
Excello Law won last year’s Law Society Excellence Award in Law Managment. Who will win in 2018? Nominate now.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: rradar limited
rradar won Excellence in Client Service in last year’s Law Society Excellence Awards. Who will you nominate this year?
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Simmons & Simmons
Watch this video about of Pro Bono Award finalist Simmons Simmons at last year’s Law Society Excellence awards. Make your 2018 nominations today.
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Interview: Sandie Okoro
How can a lawyer help end world poverty and spread the benefits of economic growth? It starts with remembering to make your bed, World Bank general counsel Sandie Okoro tells Eduardo Reyes.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Hugh Jones
Hugh Jones Solicitors were awarded Highly Commended for Excellence in Private Client Practice in last year’s Law Society Excellence Awards. Nominations for 2018 now open.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Gordons LLP
Gordons LLP was awarded Highly Commended for Excellence in Diversity Inclusion in The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017. Get inspiration for your 2018 nomination.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won Excellence in Pro Bono in last year’s Law Society Excellence Awards. Take a look for inspiration to make your 2018 nomination.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: CMS
CMS were awarded Highly Commended - Excellence in Diversity Inclusion in last year’s Law Society Excellence Awards. Take a look for inspiration to make your 2018 nomination.
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The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017: Croftons
Croftons were awarded Highly Commended - Excellence in Client Service in last year’s Law Society Excellence Awards. Take a look for inspiration to make your 2018 nomination.
