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Publication: Law Society Gazette

First reported 55 mins ago - Updated 55 mins ago - 1 reports

Woolwich, crime and mental health

Murder of a soldier in south-east London – a horrid event with some further nastiness in its wider repercussions.Woolwich isn’t too far from my home, and as when Damilola Taylor was murdered (close enough to our old flat to have the home secretary interviewed ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 55 mins ago]

Entities: Woolwich (United Kingdom), Crime, Speculations, Criminal

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Extradition: removing the automatic right to appeal will lead to injustice

Contrary to popular belief, things can move quickly in extradition. Two contrasting proposals for reform, one passing unnoticed last week, the other lying dormant, could lead to significant changes for those facing forced removal from Britain to stand ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Extradition, United Kingdom, Magistrates Court, Crime

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Institute of Legal Executives

LETR ‘delayed by regulators’

The much-delayed final report of the Legal Education & Training Review (LETR) research team was completed on time and could have been published as planned in December 2012, but was stalled when the regulators insisted on a version three times the size ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Institute of Legal Executives, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Westminster

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

European Union

UK turns back on EU justice project

The UK will decline to take part in a European Commission (EC) initiative to launch a ‘European justice scoreboard’ that aims to improve justice systems across the continent, justice secretary Chris Grayling told the House of Commons earlier this wee ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Chris Grayling, European Union, United Kingdom

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

New firm: Trainer Shepherd Phillips Melin LLP opens in London - Greater

New firm: Trainer Shepherd Phillips Melin LLP has opened in London - Greater.New media/sports law practice, Trainer Shepherd Phillips Melin LLP (catchy name) based in the heart of central London in Soho Square. The partnership comprises 4 lawyers specialising ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Mike Shepherd, Chris Phillips, London, New Media

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Firm hires: Gabbie Clasper at Emsleys

Gabbie Clasper is now Head of Family Law at Emsleys. Gabbie Clasper was previously Head of Family Law at Winston Solicitors LLP.A specialist in divorce and the dissolution of civil partnerships, financial ancillary relief, protection of wealth and financial ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Family Law, Ancillary Relief, Walker Morris, Divorce

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Firm hires: Ian Chambers at Irwin Mitchell

Ian Chambers is now Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell. Ian Chambers was previously at Addleshaw Goddard.Ian, who studied law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Sheffield University, specialises in advising businesses on acquisitions, disposals, ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Irwin Mitchell, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, University of Sheffield

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

New associate: Catherine Rawles at Lester Aldridge LLP

Catherine Rawles is now Associate at Lester Aldridge LLP. Catherine Rawles was previously Senior Solicitor at Blake Lapthorn.Catherine joins as an Associate in the Real Estate team, based at the firm’s Bournemouth office.Catherine is an experienced real ... [Published Law Society Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Lester Aldridge, Blake Lapthorn Linnell, Real Estate, Property, Refinancing

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Paper weight

What goes around, comes around, and now it’s time to eschew online marketing and go back to using dead trees. Or at any rate that’s what those techie chaps at mylawyer.co.uk have just done. They inserted a printed flyer inside the Sunday Times and awaited ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]

Entities: Internet Marketing, Invention

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Gest appearance

While the nation focused on his appearance (one newspaper even describing him as a Welsh David Gest), it seems the legal world’s Apprentice hopeful may just have a chance of winning the contest. Young Alex Mills (pictured), founder of the Dynamo Legal ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]

Entities: David Gest, Living Will, Shoveler

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Memory lane

The Law Society’s Gazette, May 1913Minutes of the Special General Meeting held in the Society’s HallMr Ford asked the President whether, in view of the growth of officialdom in relation to the legal business of the country, the Council had considered, ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]

Entities: Law Society, Memory, County Court, The College of Law, Coal

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Westminster legal aid protest: images

Over 500 lawyers attended a mass rally at parliament today to protest over the planned criminal legal aid reforms.Here is a selection of images of those who came to raise their voices against the changes.Defend legal aid placardSpeakers address the c ... [Published Law Society Gazette - May 22 2013]

Entities: Legal Aid, Westminster, protest

Quotes

Opening the event, Kent solicitor Robin Murray said it was "not so much a meeting, more an insurrection - about not so much a consultation, more a declaration of war, on the right of the public to choose their solicitor"

Unanimous: profession votes for ‘training days’ action in protest over cuts [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]

Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson said: "Our members are clear that the current regime places too great a burden on firms."

SRA’s popularity slips [Published Law Society Gazette - May 17 2013]

Gareth commented: "We are all delighted to have been made partners at Hugh James. There are a lot of exciting things happening here at the moment and we are looking forward to playing a bigger role as the firm evolves."

Partners made up: Gareth Wisdom at Hugh James [Published Law Society Gazette - May 15 2013]

...and the Sorbonne, and practised at a legal firm in Knightsbridge, London, before taking up his new position in Sherborne earlier this month, says: "I am delighted to have joined a firm with such a long history and strong reputation for client service - and I really appreciate my new ten-minute commute to work each day!"

Firm hires: Francis Hill at Dyne Drewett [Published Law Society Gazette - May 15 2013]

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UK turns back on EU justice project [Published Law Society Gazette - 8 hours ago]
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Gest appearance [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]
Memory lane [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]
Partner hire: Nick Dean at Andrew Jackson [Published Law Society Gazette - May 23 2013]
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