All Practice points articles – Page 22
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FeatureSurrogate babies left in legal limbo
With Covid-19 restrictions and borders locked, families are not able to travel to collect their babies born by international surrogacy.
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FeatureBurning Bridges: restrictive covenants and LLPs
For many years, partnership advisers have questioned the applicability to LLP members of the general principle in Bridge v Deacons [1984] that onerous restrictive covenants are more likely to be enforceable against partners.
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FeatureSocial care burdens in the Coronavirus Act 2020
New legislation waters down crucial care obligations set out in Care Act 2014.
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FeatureConfidentiality in the Covid-19 era
Practical tips to help law firm leaders alleviate client concerns whilst ensuring productivity is maintained.
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OpinionWhy race should not be the overriding factor when adopting a child
'Same race' policy is an impossible aspiration in adoption placement.
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FeatureReturning to work: Health and safety concerns
Employees will be returning to a very different workplace from the one they left. People will need to know what to expect.
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FeatureCoronavirus Q&A: Inheritance tax relief for emergency workers
Common queries answered about inheritance tax relief for ‘blue light’ workers.
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FeatureCoronavirus Q&A: Employment law
Common queries facing employment solicitors during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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FeatureCoronavirus Q&A: Courts and access to justice
Common questions answered about how Covid-19 has affected courts and access to justice.
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FeaturePersonal protective equipment and the law
Supply of PPE to employees exposed to risk is not merely a matter of good practice. It is a longstanding legal duty.
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FeatureCatching Covid-19 and running my practice
For the first time in my professional life, I had to cancel meetings. I had never done that. Ever.
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FeatureCoronavirus Q&A: Family law
Common questions answered around family and children’s law during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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FeatureThe challenge for SME law firms in the Covid-19 era
Parliament is disproportionately full of former lawyers. They should understand the pressures the SME legal sector faces.
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FeatureWhiplash portal: views from the claimant and defendant
Development of new regime for low value RTA claims has been a marathon rather than a sprint, but we are now close to a new system.