#WithoutPrejudice 5: Bin Laden assassination – Ian Tomlinson G20 – The Bribery Act – Access to practice in The City
Charon QC, 6th May 2011
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“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The rewards can be big, but firms seeking to become public companies face significant hurdles.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2011
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“Two national firms have separately lost appeals in the employment tribunal over their redundancy selection procedures.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th April 2011
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“More legal firms are dabbling in thinktanks and policymaking but they may be overlooking the benefits of more academic study, says Alex Aldridge.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2011
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“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.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2011
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“Six fraudsters were jailed last week for fronting a fake claims company that defrauded 19 personal injury law firms of almost £140,000.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st March 2011
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“News that top firms are to recruit students from less traditional universities has not been welcomed by all.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2011
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“Controversial law firm ACS Law returned to court on Wednesday as the cases it brought against alleged file-sharers were officially closed.”
BBC News, 16th March 2011
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“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th February 2011
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“With non-lawyers set to own law firms and alternative business structures on the way, sceptics fear ethics could be sacrificed.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2011
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“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.”
The Lawyer, 7th February 2011
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“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.”
The Independent, 31st January 2011
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“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.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
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“A lawyer has dramatically withdrawn from pursuing alleged illegal file-sharers in the middle of a court case he brought.”
BBC News, 25th January 2011
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“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th January 2011
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“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.”
The Guardian, 10th January 2011
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“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th January 2011
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“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th January 2011
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“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.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2010
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