All Law Gazette articles in 30 September 2013 – Page 3

  • News

    New role for Leveson

    30 September 2013

    Top role for judge who carried out the 2011-12 public inquiry into the behaviour of the British press.

  • Judges - legal year opening
    Opinion

    Leader: when is a rite wrong?

    30 September 2013

    Does the religious element of the Opening of the Legal Year truly ‘undermine public confidence in justice’?

  • Busy road with cars
    News

    Memory Lane

    30 September 2013

    Personal injury solicitors are on tenterhooks over how the controversial fixed costs scheme for lower-value road traffic accident claims will work.

  • Opinion

    Keep taking the medicine

    30 September 2013

    I am aware that the government is keen to encourage those who are in dispute to mediate and resolve their difficulties without going to court.

  • John Westwell
    Profile

    My legal life: John Westwell

    30 September 2013

    Managing partner, Foot Anstey, Plymouth

  • Joshua Rozenberg
    Opinion

    Inquiring into inquiries

    30 September 2013

    Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution.

  • Oscar Wilde
    News

    ‘Words! Mere words! How terrible they were!’

    30 September 2013

    Obiter commends the Wildeian wit and prosaic elegance of ‘creative agency’ (always an easy target, we know) Isaac Parker.

  • Jonathan Goldsmith
    Opinion

    How others see us

    30 September 2013

    People beyond our borders view our regulatory framework with bemusement – there should be one regulator for all UK lawyers.

  • News

    Referrals to family mediation plummet

    30 September 2013

    The practice is seen as the government’s flagship solution to the removal of legal aid and congested courts.

  • News

    Management event to be held in India

    30 September 2013

    Dealing with economic downturns is among the topics on the agenda of the first Law Firm Management conference.

  • Whitehall
    News

    Government doubles TSoL spending

    30 September 2013

    The government has more than doubled its spending with Whitehall’s central legal services provider the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.

  • Law Society
    News

    Don’t panic over PII deadline, law firms told

    30 September 2013

    The Gazette understands the list of those to have missed indemnity insurance deadline may include two top-100 firms.

  • David Frei
    Profile

    David Frei

    30 September 2013

    The legal services director for the United Synagogue, talks about the work of the Beth Din, managing cemeteries and lobbying government.

  • Angry person
    News

    The customer is often trite

    30 September 2013

    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.

  • BPP Law
    Feature

    CPD: learning by design

    30 September 2013

    Following the Legal Education and Training Review, we look at the future of continuing professional development.

  • London skyline
    Feature

    Commercial mediation: resolution revolution?

    30 September 2013

    Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation, but the pressure is on to show it can deliver.

  • News

    CILEx fellow selected as a judge

    30 September 2013

    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.    

  • Simon Gibson
    News

    Law firm merger market set to change direction

    30 September 2013

    A law firm leader with an ‘aggressive’ acquisition strategy has warned principals they are running out of time to get best value from transactions.

  • News

    Catwalk courses

    30 September 2013

    Fashion law school Wigs and Gowns is hosting workshops on intellectual property aimed at new designers and budding lawyers.

  • Edwards
    Feature

    Legislation and case law

    30 September 2013

    Important updates in self-defence law, case management, bail, cautions and 17-year-olds in police stations.