Unanimous: profession votes for ‘training days’ action in protest over cuts
Thursday, 23 May 2013 In an unprecedented show of unity by the legal profession hundreds of barristers and solicitors came together yesterday to oppose the government’s proposed criminal legal aid cuts which they said would ‘destroy the fabric of the criminal justice system’. Over 1,000 attended a London meeting dubbed ‘Justice For Sale’ organised by the C...20 Comments
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Monday, 20 May 2013 In a very helpful judgment, Behrens J reviewed the recent decisions on statutory wills and produced a summary of how to make a decision that is in P’s best interests, in the context of a statutory will. The statutory provisions The law is straightforward. Under section 1(5) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 any decision made for a person, P, ... More In Practice...In Business
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