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All Law Gazette articles in 18 June 2018 – Page 4
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OpinionA direction from the Supreme Court
‘How unusual is it,’ I was asked on BBC Radio Ulster, ‘for the Supreme Court to say it has no jurisdiction to decide a case but then to say what it would have decided if it could?’
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OpinionSearching for clarity
‘Property Search VAT confusion set to continue’ (Gazette, 4 June) discussed the effect of the decision in Brabners LLP v The Commissioners for HMRC. It is important to note that this decision has created a peculiar situation, whereby HMRC allows conveyancers to invoice postal searches as disbursements, but requires electronic ...
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OpinionHoliday claims stereotype holds water
I read with interest the letter from Paul Smith (Gazette, 4 June) regarding holiday claims. It appears that, when he is not travelling on the Clapham omnibus, our ordinary man is on the Torremolinos flight, having saved for 12 months for his holiday. I am not sure that I have ...
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NewsLaw enforcers struggle with electronic evidence challenges
Interrogation of director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders highlighted the justice system’s failure to adapt to the digital era.
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Opinion
SFO’s new broom
Lisa Osofsky’s appointment as SFO director (Gazette, 4 June) is to be welcomed. Coming as she does from a different background to her predecessor, we should expect some changes in approach. US prosecutors tend to be more open about their policies and how they plan to implement them, for example ...
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: From Russia with love
The best lawyers are dispassionate even when responding to their clients’ needs for support and empathy.
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NewsMinister quits out of the Blue
Obiter feels for soft-Tory thinktank Bright Blue. It teamed up last week with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to present an agenda-setting conference ‘Fighting for Freedom: Conservatism, human rights and discrimination’. The idea was to reclaim the debate on human rights from the left. Keynote speaker Phillip Lee MP, ...
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NewsAnd so it begins…
The World Cup is upon us, meaning a month of early finishes and web browsers quickly minimised whenever the boss walks past. Luckily, England games fall in the evening or at the weekend, so absenteeism should not be the problem it was in previous tournaments. But with 5,500 foreign lawyers ...
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Opinion
Triple judicial pay to attract applications
Eduardo Reyes’s article on the lack of diversity among the senior judiciary (‘On judicial diversity, there is little trickle-up effect’, lawgazette.co.uk, 7 June) was well observed. They need to triple the amount they pay High Court Judges and have a proper career ladder, rather than the old-school tie system in ...
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NewsCoA awards £60k damages against 'unscrupulous' fake firm fraudsters
Lawyers say decision resolves decades of uncertainty around the application of exemplary damages.
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NewsEdward Argar MP joins justice ministerial team
Dr Phillip Lee replaced by another non-lawyer at Ministry of Justice.
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NewsCosts master denies another client's demand to see claim files
Latest disclosure request in costs challenge turned down - but judge says issue will be discussed further at appeal.
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NewsInterim Paul Tennant appointed permanent Law Society CEO
The Law Society has appointed Paul Tennant, interim chief executive since last year, as its permanent CEO with immediate effect. In a statement, the Society noted that Tennant has worked on sharpening the Society’s focus, with more to be done to improve communications with members and keep them up to ...
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