All Law Gazette articles in 28 October 2013
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NewsMoJ writes off £76m in uncollected court fines
Amount 'administratively cancelled' is 20% increase on previous year
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NewsBoycott could cause cases to collapse
Major trials could collapse from next month if barristers carry out a threat to boycott criminal legal aid work in protest over proposed fee cuts in very high cost cases.
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NewsYorkshire competition winner takes the cake
AWB Charlesworth runs Bake Off in aid of local charity.
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NewsThird-party capture in Grayling's sights
Justice secretary will turn his attention to tackling third-party capture after last week rejecting an increase to the £1,000 small claims track limit.
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FeatureHow to: change specialisms
Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.
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FeatureOffshore: reasons to be cheerful
Offshore financial centres have suffered a reputational bruising and tougher regulation in the aftermath of the 2008 crash. But many law firms have found ways to survive and thrive.
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NewsThe chief justice who didn’t know he’d resigned
Lord Trevethin learned of his departure via a newspaper.
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NewsMP to fight Welsh court closure plan
Elfyn Llwyd warns MoJ should not leave his constituency without any courts.
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FeatureCosts and litigants in person
Ian Besford outlines the rules and case law on costs for a growing proportion of litigants.
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NewsHigh Court set to rule on tribunal fees
A decision is expected next month on a union’s challenge to the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees.
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OpinionCredit where it is due
Chris Grayling’s decision not to raise the small claims court limit is heartening.
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OpinionCultural sensitivities
Should bars lobby on issues which do not directly affect the regulation or practice of law?
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ProfileMadoff fraud suspect vindicated
Trevor Asserson successfully defended Sonja Kohn, the main defendant in Madoff Securities International Limited (MSIL) v Raven & Ors.
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NewsMemory Lane
Football: a game in which ethical standards consciously pervade disciplinary control.
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Opinion
Mitchell test
The Mitchell appeal is likely to provide a good steer regarding procedural infringements across the wider landscape.