All Law Gazette articles in 30 September 2013
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NewsRule of Law accolade
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, was one of three recipients of the inaugural LexisNexis Rule of Law Awards at an event in New York City last week.
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Profile‘Golden Balls’ trademark victory
Shireen Smith successfully appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union on behalf of clients seeking to register their ‘Golden Balls’ brand as trademark.
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Opinion
Bar plays by different rules
Members of the profession may not know that they can be out of pocket paying counsel’s fees when the court has determined that those fees are unreasonable.
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FeatureThe legal questions raised by One Barnet
Barnet council’s radical outsourcing plans raised novel legal questions.
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News
Barristers quit panel in QASA protest
CBA members told that the move represents the ‘first sign of collateral damage’ in the QASA ‘mess’.
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NewsCriminal barristers set to target courts
Criminal Bar Association has stressed the bar’s concerns over the government’s ‘sustained attack’ on the criminal justice system.
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OpinionTrading blows
Giving consumers a private right of redress against rogue traders could cause problems for lawyers.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Psychopaths – An Introduction
This little book looks at the development of study into this disorder, what it is and how to deal with sufferers.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Frozen Shroud
The latest novel from national firm Weightmans partner Martin Edwards leads the reader through the twists and turns of two investigations.
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: People Power – A User’s Guide To Democracy
Political party season may seem a strange time to celebrate British democracy, but Dan Jellinek is an optimist.
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Opinion
Refugees: building a defence
The Crown Prosecution Service must be more sensitive to the provision of refugee defences.
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Opinion
Calling time on old covenants
Surely it is time that something was done about old property covenants, which are nowadays totally meaningless.
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FeatureLegislation and case law
Important updates in self-defence law, case management, bail, cautions and 17-year-olds in police stations.
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News
Catwalk courses
Fashion law school Wigs and Gowns is hosting workshops on intellectual property aimed at new designers and budding lawyers.
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NewsLaw firm merger market set to change direction
A law firm leader with an ‘aggressive’ acquisition strategy has warned principals they are running out of time to get best value from transactions.
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News
CILEx fellow selected as a judge
Simon Lindsey has become the second fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to be selected for a judicial post. The associate partner at Hampshire firm Greenwoods has been appointed deputy district judge on the South Eastern circuit.
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FeatureCommercial mediation: resolution revolution?
Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation, but the pressure is on to show it can deliver.
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FeatureCPD: learning by design
Following the Legal Education and Training Review, we look at the future of continuing professional development.
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NewsThe customer is often trite
It is safe to say that the profession did not greet with unmitigated joy the initiative to open the legal services complaints process to non-clients.