All Law Gazette articles in 23 September 2013
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NewsSlater & Gordon unveils £1m campaign
Australian firm sets sights on UK market after series of acquisitions.
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News£37m legal bill for NHS computer scheme
Legal costs of winding up the NHS in England’s computerisation scheme have topped £37m.
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News1Solicitor 'superfirm' is launched
National solicitors network 1Solicitor seeks to become the new superfirm.
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NewsSlash 10% on legal spend with e-billing, GCs told
General counsel could save up to 10% of their external legal spend simply by implementing effective workflow systems.
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NewsHong Kong looks at ABS
Proposals to introduce an alternative business structure in Hong Kong could provide significant opportunities for UK ABS firms.
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Opinion
Gender-exclusive address
It is ridiculous it is in this day and age to address another firm as ‘Dear Sirs’ when probably more than half the lawyers in that firm are female.
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NewsTime to halt adoption ‘inadequacies’
Family judge warns that moves to speed up adoption could lead to children being removed from their birth parents on flimsy evidence.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid: what now?
We must face the practical reality. There were going to be cuts. Our agreement is the best available package.
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NewsLSB bid to lower entry bar under fire
The profession has hit back at calls from the super-regulator for more legal services providers to enter the market.
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NewsDoubts over beneficial owners registry
Plans to create a central registry of ‘beneficial owners’ of companies could threaten the UK economy, a committee of the Law Society has warned.
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News'Halt and bin' QASA, says Waddington
Legal regulators being told to abandon scheme a week before registration is due to commence.
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FeatureHow to: boost your media profile
We consider the value of a media strategy and hiring public relations expertise.
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ProfileMy legal life: Simon Bradbury
Patent attorney and head of life sciences, Appleyard Lees, Manchester.
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FeatureRecent changes to rules on business immigration
Laura Devine outlines the amendments to the UK Immigration Rules.
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OpinionLeader: early settlement in defamation cases
Is it fair for ordinary individual claimants to be pressured into accepting early offers?
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ProfileTeachers win whistleblowing claim
Nick Cambell acted for two unfairly dismissed teachers in a successful whistleblowing claim against former employer.
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NewsRethink on compensation discounts
The government may backtrack on plans to increase the discount rate from compensation payments.
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Opinion
Complicated conveyancing
Why has the relatively simple act of buying and selling a house seemingly become so complicated?