All Law Gazette articles in 23 September 2013
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NewsFirms join forces to cash in on merger appetite
Changes in the personal injury sector abound as firms seek to take advantage.
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NewsSpecial bodies keep exemption from ABS licences
Review of regulation sees proposed change delayed once again.
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OpinionPannone’s ‘no comment’ simply fuels speculation
However much you try to resist it, the story will always find a way out.
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NewsBar complaints system cleared of racial bias
Review finds disproportionate number of BME barristers subject to complaints but says the system does not discriminate.
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NewsUnified patent court will attract 'trolls', tech giants warn
Apple and other major businesses say that the European court will open the way for exploitation by so-called patent assertion entities.
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OpinionLawyer education - lessons from the US
An ABA document on lawyer training in the United States considers if courses have become too academic.
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NewsRamsey: I'll change Jackson if necessary
Team to review success of costs reforms six months after implementation.
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FeatureHate crimes legal review
To what extent should the criminal law be used to tackle the stirring up of hatred against minority groups?
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NewsKennedys recruits seven apprentices
International firm Kennedys has recruited seven apprentices to train as paralegals.
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NewsMortgage lenders slam SRA redress system
Mortgage lenders are confused by a plethora of legal regulators and lack confidence in the system, a new report claims.
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OpinionDos and don’ts of a lawyer’s personal blog
In this era of social media, what are the perils of lawyers blurring the lines between their professional and personal lives?
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NewsFraud and corruption rife in Asia-Pacific
Research reveals half of the region’s companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies to be failing.
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News
Firm hires: Andrew Knorpel at Mundays
Mundays law firm has hired a new head of employment, Andrew Knorpel, to expand the team.
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NewsTUPE changes 'will benefit public sector outsourcers’
Changes to TUPE guidelines will make it more attractive for outsourcing companies to take on public sector work.
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NewsLawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Khan
The shadow justice secretary says Labour would introduce a ‘victim’s law’ setting out ‘tangible and enforceable rights’.
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OpinionThe cost of having principles
If general counsel advise an ethical response to wrongdoing and are ignored, it undermines their ability to do the core job of managing risk.
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Law Report
Judicial review
Report upholding complaint, and finding case to answer and arrest by officer being unlawful – Claimant challenging report on basis exceeding lawful ambit
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NewsJudges' religious service 'undermines public confidence'
The Westminster Abbey service to mark the start of the legal year faces a possible legal challenge.
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Law Report
European Union
Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Syria – Council adopting Decision concerning restrictive measures against Syria - Names of persons responsible for violent repression against civilian population in Syria and associated persons associated listed in the annex to Decision