All Law Gazette articles in 12 February 2018 – Page 3
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OpinionSuper-exam: SRA facing re-sit
Legal Services Board’s criticism of the SRA comes as no surprise.
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NewsIt’s like this, yer ’onour
We all know it is now a requirement for politicians to drop their aitches if they want to appeal to the masses.
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NewsGig economy reform will have to wait
The government has rejected a recommendation of the landmark Taylor review to reverse the burden of proof in employment tribunals where status is in dispute, amid accusations that ministers are stalling on reform of the so-called ‘gig economy’.
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NewsDynamic duo
Armed with only an acoustic guitar and a cello, a pair of former Ashurst trainees have been making a noise in the City.
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OpinionFull disclosure – at last?
Criminal lawyers will have been horrified by the revelations about non-disclosure of evidence helpful to the defence.
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FeatureDealing with online reviews
The ‘tripadvisorisation’ of the legal profession raises important regulatory considerations.
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OpinionLove changes everything?
Protection afforded to British nationals by the forum bar remains largely illusory.
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FeatureHair strand testing in care proceedings
The case H (A Child: Hair Strand Testing) 2017 EWFC 64 concerned care proceedings to determine whether H, an eight-month-old removed at birth and then returned to the mother under supervision, should remain in her mother’s care, given a history of drug abuse and the presentation of a positive drug ...
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NewsNews focus: Breaking protocol on client capture
Edmondson v Haven has shaken to the core a tripartite arrangement between client, solicitor and insurer. Practitioners anxiously await a Supreme Court decision.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Family lifeline
It has been a while since family lawyers had this kind of publication to hand. The one I remember was published so long ago that CD-ROMs, like the one accompanying this book, had probably not even been invented.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Teaching the fundamentals
Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory (fifth edition) Raymond Wacks £31.99, OUP Sadly, this book was published several years after my university days. It would have been of immense use, bringing together the disparate strands of a highly complex field of study: the nature of law and ...
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NewsBenefit overpayments recovery revamp
The government department responsible for recovering benefit overpayments from a deceased person’s estate has introduced new measures to improve the system, following complaints that wills and probate solicitors were being ‘overburdened’ by unrealistic requests.
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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NewsAsset freeze power to hit domestic ‘Mr Bigs’
Unexplained wealth orders (UWO) came into force this month.
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OpinionAiming at the wrong target
Instead of seeking to deny redress to victims of NHS blunders, politicians ought to focus on how medics can be helped to make fewer mistakes
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