All News blog articles – Page 29
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Opinion
Land Registry is not for meddling
Privatisation plans for a critical national asset could create a monster.
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1215 And All That: a case for exceptionalism
An unashamedly whiggish history of English legal exceptionalism scores a topical point.
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Whiplash panels won’t change a thing
The same doctors, the same pressures. So what’s different?
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Funding and ATE: what’s to come in 2014
What developments can we expect in ATE and litigation funding in the coming year?
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The legal world in 2014
Ill-tempered with good news in places - Eduardo Reyes looks at the year ahead.
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The alternative legal awards for 2013
For some in the legal profession, this has been a year to forget.
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What sort of justice minister will Hughes be?
The Liberal Democrat’s left-wing liberal zeal could lead to some interesting times at the MoJ.
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Insurers found guilty over premiums cost
PI lawyers took the flak but insurers now face their own damning verdict.
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Money’s too tight to mention
From 2014 the trainee minimum wage will no longer apply. Living on the statutory minimum will be tough.
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Big brother’s little helpers
The UK and US are far from alone in getting businesses to do their snooping dirty work.
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Social mobility needs to sound less worthy
Apprenticeships are the obvious route for exposing bright young people from less privileged backgrounds to new opportunities.
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Legal aid is still available - but don’t tell anyone
The message that legal aid remains for many areas of law is not being heard. A new poster campaign aims to address the problem.
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Guideline rates: why solicitors must engage
It really is in the profession’s interests to make sure the new guideline hourly rates reflect commercial reality.
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Protest on the high seas
Sometimes we have to ask if activists cross the line when it comes to their methods of protest.
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Jackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon
Lawyers eagerly await the outcome of the Mitchell case, which could take a tough stance on breaches of court rules.
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Boston, where everyone knows our name
Lawyers from England and Wales are on the up in every way, says the Gazette’s reporter at the IBA.
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An unholy trinity - The Sun, Vladimir Putin and the MoJ
On World Mental Health Day, we look at how detained vulnerable people have been affected by legal aid cuts.
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Someone had blunder'd
Has this government learned from the policy blunders of its predecessors? Don’t hold much hope.