All Legal updates articles – Page 26
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Did MoD owe marine duty of care?
Diving injuries – duties owed to military personnel outside their ‘employment’
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Requesting a court revisit its judgment
How can a court exercise its discretion and revisit its judgment in the light of a new point?
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Why is Britain closing for business?
Conservative plans to further reduce non-EU migration put party before country.
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Serious Crime Act provisions
The 2015 act brought into effect a number of provisions on 3 May and 1 June. We look at the changes relating to, among other things, property and child protection.
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Employment tribunal fees and EU law
Are employment tribunal fees making it practically impossible or excessively difficult to exercise rights under European Union law?
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Mayoral money for nothing
Liverpool mayor fails to overturn tribunal finding relating to outside employment.
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Late amendments and scope of judges
A recent Court of Appeal judgment illustrates how the circumstances of the particular case will determine if an adverse costs order is made.
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Representation in SFO interviews
Does a person interviewed in a criminal investigation have the right to a solicitor of their choice?
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Court bundles – be warned
The run of recent cases on the issue is essential reading for practitioners if they wish to avoid being named and shamed.
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Criminal law changes
Amendments to laws on rehabilitation, sexual offences, legal aid, cautions and court procedure.
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How unlawful are quashed legal aid regulations?
The High Court quashed 2014 civil legal aid regulations but challenges to them may not be straightforward.
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Financial remedy and Wyatt v Vince
The key issues in the ‘highly unusual’ divorce case involving energy entrepreneur Dale Vince and his ex-wife.
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Patient consent and medical advice
Supreme Court ruling on consent puts patient choice at the forefront and leaves the door open to more litigation.
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Civil procedure: costs recoverability
Do the provisions under the Civil Procedure Rules concerning costs recoverability in Aarhus Convention claims apply to public bodies?
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Commercial property: construction of conditional contracts
A recent judgment over the purchase of a Berkshire shopping centre adds some clarity to interpretation of conditional contracts.
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RTA liability and EU directives
Seriously injured man brings action against insurer but cannabis was found in car involved in accident.
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No ‘magic bullet’ in consultation
If a public authority embarks on a consultation it must do so properly.
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Immigration: political football
What are the main political parties’ pledges on immigration if they are elected in May?
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Freedom of information: round-up
How recent laws and updated regulations are impacting on what local authorities must disclose.