#WithoutPrejudice 5: Bin Laden assassination – Ian Tomlinson G20 – The Bribery Act – Access to practice in The City – Charon QC

Posted May 6th, 2011 in bribery, law firms, podcasts, terrorism by sally

#WithoutPrejudice 5: Bin Laden assassination – Ian Tomlinson G20 – The Bribery Act – Access to practice in The City

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Charon QC, 6th May 2011

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“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Lawyers are right to be cautious about going public – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2011 in law firms, news, partnerships by sally

“The rewards can be big, but firms seeking to become public companies face significant hurdles.”

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The Guardian, 5th May 2011

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Eversheds and DLA Piper lose employment tribunal cases – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 15th, 2011 in law firms, news, redundancy by sally

“Two national firms have separately lost appeals in the employment tribunal over their redundancy selection procedures.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Law firms’ drift towards policy making that makes sense – The Guardian

Posted April 11th, 2011 in law firms, news by sally

“More legal firms are dabbling in thinktanks and policymaking but they may be overlooking the benefits of more academic study, says Alex Aldridge.”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2011

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UK’s first chain of ‘high street lawyers’ is set to revolutionise legal services – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2011 in alternative business structures, law firms, news by sally

“Shoppers on the high streets of England and Wales may have spotted the tentative signs of a revolution in legal services: the emergence of the first national chain of law firms.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2011

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Fraudsters jailed for £140,000 injury law scam – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 31st, 2011 in fraud, law firms, news, personal injuries, sentencing by sally

“Six fraudsters were jailed last week for fronting a fake claims company that defrauded 19 personal injury law firms of almost £140,000.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2011

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Corporate law firms widen the recruitment net – The Guardian

Posted March 24th, 2011 in law firms, legal profession, news, universities by sally

“News that top firms are to recruit students from less traditional universities has not been welcomed by all.”

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The Guardian, 24th March 2011

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Judge considers costs for ACS Law – BBC News

Posted March 17th, 2011 in copyright, costs, internet, law firms, news by sally

“Controversial law firm ACS Law returned to court on Wednesday as the cases it brought against alleged file-sharers were officially closed.”

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BBC News, 16th March 2011

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Embrace electronic working, criminal law solicitors told – Law Society’s Gazette

“The Law Society has called on criminal law firms to embrace electronic working, as the Crown Prosecution Services seeks to become completely digital by April 2012.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 9th February 2011

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Changing commercial climate puts lawyers’ ethics under microscope – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2011 in alternative business structures, law firms, news, professional conduct by sally

“With non-lawyers set to own law firms and alternative business structures on the way, sceptics fear ethics could be sacrificed.”

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The Guardian, 9th February 2011

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Legal Services Act: the debate heats up – The Lawyer

Posted February 7th, 2011 in law firms, news, taxation by sally

“Last month (24 January) The Lawyer highlighted an accelerating trend that may well turn out to be one of the defining developments in this year of full Legal Services Act (LSA) implementation. An increasing number of firms are looking at introducing corporate vehicles into their partnerships.”

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The Lawyer, 7th February 2011

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Care home residents denied legal aid – by typing error – The Independent

Posted January 31st, 2011 in care homes, disabled persons, law firms, legal aid, news by sally

“A solicitor who has battled for years on behalf of disabled and elderly residents of care homes has been told she will get no legal aid work in the coming year – because of a typing error.”

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The Independent, 31st January 2011

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Net piracy gets its day in court – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2011 in copyright, evidence, internet, law firms, news by sally

“Illegal file-sharing is under the spotlight as 26 alleged net pirates appear in court but, in a bizarre twist, it is the law firm that brought the cases that appears to be on trial.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2011

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Law firm ACS: Law stops ‘chasing illegal file-sharers’ – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2011 in copyright, internet, law firms, news by sally

“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2011

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Law firms’ poor use of Twitter risks ‘damaging their brand’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 18th, 2011 in internet, law firms, news by sally

“Two-thirds of top-50 law firms have a Twitter account, but some may be ‘damaging their brand’ by failing to tweet anything at all, a report has suggested.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2011

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Lawyer with 20 years experience suing paedophile priests in US comes to UK – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2011 in child abuse, clergy, law firms, news by sally

“A leading US litigator who has spent more than 20 years suing US-based paedophile priests and the church officials who moved them from parish to parish is joining a new legal practice dedicated to rooting out clerical sexual abuse in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 10th January 2011

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Southampton lawyer seeks damages from SRA – Law Society’s Gazette

“A Southampton-based solicitor is seeking ‘substantial damages’ from the Solicitors Regulation Authority after it closed his firm in what he claimed to be an ‘outrageous and unwarranted’ action.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 6th January 2011

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Chancery Lane warns against publication of complaints – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 6th, 2011 in complaints, law firms, minorities, news, solicitors by sally

“Reporting the names of lawyers and law firms who have been the subject of complaints by the public will disproportionately affect sole practitioners and black and minority ethnic (BME) lawyers, according to the Law Society.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th January 2011

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Allen & Overy faces lawsuit over employee sacked for erotic blog – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 15th, 2010 in internet, law firms, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

“A former Allen & Overy solicitor sacked for writing an erotic blog that allegedly used the names of her co-workers and a client is claiming £3.5m compensation from the firm for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010

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Firms set to be forced to publish diversity data – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 15th, 2010 in barristers, barristers' clerks, diversity, law firms, news, statistics by sally

“Law firms and barristers’ chambers will be forced to publish data about the diversity of their legal staff, under plans unveiled by the Legal Services Board today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th December 2010

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk