All Law Gazette articles in 11 November 2013
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OpinionIt's wrong to want QualitySolicitors to fail
Schadenfreude over QS may be tempting, but gloating does no good.
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FeaturePost-Jackson: is selling the right option?
Small firms may be tempted to get out of PI fast, but a more pragmatic approach could suit them better.
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News
Dembovsky to move on from HowardKennedyFsi
Chief executive orchestrated merger to create £40m London practice.
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NewsDemand for in-house posts creates pay freeze
Research suggests the in-house sector is an employers’ market.
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OpinionFlexible working: not just ‘a woman thing’
The attitude that ‘home is for wimps’ benefits no one.
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Law Report
Telecommunications
Claimant seeking to rent BT’s communication lines in relevant market – Claimant submitting significant change occurring during review period to prevent imposition of charge controls
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NewsCriminal legal aid specialists meet Grayling for ‘polite’ talks
Lord chancellor hears practitioners' views of impact of legal aid proposals.
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NewsNew associate: Saima Zaman at Roberts Jackson
Roberts Jackson Solicitors is delighted to announce that Saima Zaman has been promoted to associate
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NewsBalva clients offered hope as SRA targets uninsured
Uncertainty eased for hundreds of firms insured with Latvian company.
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NewsLegal aid cuts will not affect quality, Vara insists
The MInistry of Justice received around 2,000 responses to the legal aid consultation and will respond in the ‘near future’.
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NewsEssex firm quits QualitySolicitors network
Firm makes decision to stand alone after consultation with clients.
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OpinionGoing open plan
The chief executive of Hardwicke Chambers shares her experience of going open plan.
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Law Report
Trademark
Claimant bringing proceedings against defendant for infringement of its community trademark in respect of defendant’s use of ‘Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash’ as name of band and his use of domain name
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NewsSRA warns of ‘group contagion’ threat to complex structures
Regulator urges firms tied into complex structures to act against the risk.
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NewsSociety aligns with CBI to promote UK legal services abroad
City lobbying alliance a first for Chancery Lane, but SRA chair intervenes in debate on regulatory burden to warn that ‘hundreds of firms are on the edge of collapse’.
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News
Solicitors move firms as family practice goes under
Legal aid firm based in Milton Keynes is latest to close.
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NewsNew-look patents court gets a chief judge
Intellectual property barrister Richard Hacon, 57, named as presiding judge at the newly renamed Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
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NewsSlater & Gordon expects deal with Pannone in weeks
Confirmation of talks between the Australian-based firm and top-60 outfit Pannone, following months of speculation.
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NewsMinistry of Justice relationship with outsourcers under scrutiny
Watchdog report raises concerns that the MoJ could be among the most vulnerable to outsourcers that are ‘too big to fail’.