All Law Gazette articles in 10 December 2018 – Page 6
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OpinionDomestic violence and the family court
Spurious applications for contact are used to assert control.
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FeatureFraud and the sufficient connection test
Will Overseas Production Orders shake up international fraud investigations in 2019?
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NewsJailed Iranian lawyer to stand trial as condemnation grows
Nasrin Sotoudeh to appear before Tehran’s Revolutionary Court on Sunday.
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NewsBoost for litigators as court approves 78% costs budget rise
Disclosure of a ’scale and complexity’ that could not reasonably have been envisaged, finds Master Davison.
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NewsDivorce law consultation attracts at least 600 responses
Justice secretary David Gauke says there is broad support to scrap the fault-based system.
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NewsCoA criticises Uber’s ‘complex and artificial’ employment contracts
Court split over issue of whether drivers are entitled to worker’s rights.
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OpinionRape myths and misconceptions
Evidence that juries in rape cases act on rape myths is incontrovertible. New research proves it.
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NewsTreasury gives MoJ £30m to prepare for Brexit
Ministry of Justice says the cash will be spent preparing for every eventuality as further details emerge of 'no deal' plans.
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AnalysisPost-Brexit immigration
For business, the government’s immigration white paper gives with one hand and takes with the other.
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NewsJunior barristers call for return to action in legal aid row
Open letter says junior bar is haemorrhaging talent.
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NewsWhiplash doctors failing health checks as audit exposes gaps
MedCo auditors find a high proportion of medical reporting organisations are failing compliance tests.
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News£40,000 damages in Twitter libel case
UKIP branch chairman liable for 'maverick' member's defamatory tweet in runup to 2015 election.
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Bosses urged to prevent staff burnout over Christmas break
Research finds many young people coming into the law expect they will have to work over the festive period.
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NewsMPs back defendant anonymity law after Gatwick 'drone' arrests
Proposed legislation set to be brought into the House of Commons next year.
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OpinionDrone law: a question of efficacy
Whatever truth emerges about the Gatwick incident, laws on unmanned aerial vehicles are under scrutiny.
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NewsBureaucracy jeopardising community sentence efforts - justice thinktank
Report into the relationship between probation and the courts makes 15 recommendations to address 'fraying' trust.
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NewsGordon Dadds completes £27m Ince deal - but overseas offices left out
Stock exchange listed firm also clarifies its strategy for future additional acquisitions.
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NewsHale: article 50 case my proudest moment
Supreme Court president likens Miller judgment to 17th-century battles between king and parliament.
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NewsSociety calls for release of hijab protestors' lawyer
Iranian judiciary reminded of UN basic principles on role of lawyers in case of Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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FeatureCriminal investigations post-Brexit
European Investigation Orders are a form of mutual legal assistance useful both to defence and prosecution, but uncertainty surrounds their future.