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Issue: Vol 174, Issue 8059

16 February 2024
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Law firms should listen to their junior lawyers' concerns around ethics and sustainability, Dana Denis-Smith writes in this week’s NLJ

Former district judge Stephen Gold reports on what’s coming and what’s going (tribunal fees, child support fee) in this week’s Civil Way
Opinions are sought on the implementation of the Hague Conventions on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters
Think long-term when marketing, Clare Rodway advises in this week’s NLJ
As well as a hot tip from ‘those who know’ on the next judge to be elevated to the Court of Appeal, Professor Dominic Regan covers fixed costs in the intermediate track and the clinical negligence exception, in his NLJ column this week
The Legal Services Board (LSB) should focus on its core activities and only take on more work where there is ‘regulatory need or gaps in responding to consumer needs’, Law Society president Nick Emmerson has said
Family lawyer and NLJ columnist David Burrows delves into the heady world of billionaire divorce this week with an in-depth look at the fascinating case of Potanina v Potanin [2024] UKSC 3
Law firms are invited to fill out the annual Professional Services Marketing Survey, run by the Law Firm Marketing Club (LFMC)
The current crisis in rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) cases due to a shortage of specialist counsel is set to ‘accelerate exponentially’, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) has warned
Reductions in legal aid spending may have shunted the cost on to other taxpayer-funded bodies while leaving eligible people unable to access legal help, a devastating report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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