All Law Gazette articles in 18 November 2013
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NewsIrwin Mitchell snaps up PI specialist MPH Solicitors
National firm continues rapid growth and promises further acquisitions.
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NewsSolicitor population rises to all-time high
SRA statistics show no let up in people entering the legal profession.
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Reprieve for ‘largest town without a criminal court’
Plans to move criminal casework out of Dudley magistrates' court, West Midlands, are being reconsidered following opposition. Under a consultation the government’s preferred option was to have criminal cases heard at courts in Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Walsall instead. Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, said if the plans ...
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News£4.5m fraud trial threatened by legal aid cuts
The first prosecution to be brought by the Financial Conduct Authority could be threatened.
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OpinionWhat’s new at the European courts?
Developments at the two courts should be followed intently by lawyers.
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NewsClifford Chance steps in to fund free legal advice
Magic circle firm announces £73,000 grant to three centres.
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NewsGuideline hourly rates survey ‘important for all firms’
Decision on costs to be made next year by master of the rolls Lord Dyson.
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FeatureVariation of budgets – part 1
Christopher Lethem considers an important aspect of the post-Jackson regime.
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OpinionDiversity is about standards
The issue in law is clearly not one of aspirations that need ‘lifting’.
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Opinion
Gulf in access to justice
Thanks for shining the spotlight on the gulf in access to justice between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’.
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Most victims unable to access legal aid
Six out of 10 domestic violence victims are unable to get access to legal aid, a survey by women’s rights charities has revealed.
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Call for Sri Lanka action
The Law Society added its voice to calls for an independent investigation into alleged war crimes and ongoing human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
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NewsADR pledge may change approach to litigation
A number of the UK’s biggest companies including Tesco and Marks & Spencer signed up to the 21st Century Corporate ADR Pledge.
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NewsBrands in line of fire after QS firms quit
Responding to the departures, QualitySolicitors said it had more than 200 locations across the country.
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NewsLaw Society Council defends aid strategy
The Council has issued a robust defence of Chancery Lane’s stance on criminal legal aid reform, ahead of a special general meeting of the organisation requisitioned by a dissident solicitor.
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NewsBaku to the future
A wealth of opportunities awaits UK investors in Azerbaijan, Law Society president Nicholas Fluck said.
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NewsFelons on the bench would be a crime
Does the public really want ex-criminals sitting in judgment over them?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Whores and Highwaymen – Crime and Justice in the Eighteenth-Century Metropolis
A very readable documentation of grizzly legal London in the 18th century. Are things better now?