All Law Gazette articles in 20 March 2017 – Page 3
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Opinion
Sprawling Prisons and Courts Bill is an indigestible mess
No wonder MPs can’t properly scrutinise this key bill – there’s just too much to take in.
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News
Public warned about bogus firm posing as Linklaters
SRA continuing with efforts to combat growing problem of attempted scams in the legal profession.
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News
NHS whistleblower protections ‘won’t allay fears’
Government unveils draft regulations to prohibit discrimination against job applicants.
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News
Child secures £5.5m increase in damages in new discount rate first
Lawyers say disabled girl can now be assured of care throughout her life.
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News
CMS, Olswang and Nabarro to cut 300 support jobs
News follows consultation across the firms embarking on a three-way merger.
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News
Courts bill proceeds unscathed but Labour plans amendments
Whiplash reforms and the online court for civil justice take another step closer to coming into law.
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News
Browne Jacobson eyes top 50 with Beale merger
Combination with Beale & Company would create £82m firm.
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News
MoJ issues clarification on probate fees after outcry
Government responds to questions over rise in fees to fund the court service.
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News
Curbs on automatic legal aid eligibility ‘not a cost-cutting exercise’
Government says welfare benefit changes will increase spending by £14m a year.
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News
Brexit: ‘common law can't replace mutual recognition deals’
Committee of peers says alternatives to civil justice cooperation deals must be put in place before UK leaves the CJEU.
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Opinion
Whistleblowing and lawyers
A European Commission consultation on whistleblower protection raises important questions of legal professional privilege.
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News
Prisons and Courts Bill: reforms will create 'user-friendly' courts, minister insists
Legislation paving the way for online courts set to be approved this afternoon by MPs.
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News
Prisons and Courts Bill: don’t trivialise law, Bar Council warns
Chairman of the bar Andrew Langdon QC says virtual hearings should not ‘become the norm’.
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News
Leasehold property guide released
A conveyancing trade body is stepping up efforts to highlight concerns over leasehold properties with fresh guidance for consumers. The Conveyancing Association, which has long called for leasehold legislation to be reformed, has designed a guide to administration fees for prospective leaseholders, property owners and those looking to sell. Beth ...
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News
News focus: 'Virtual justice' and the IT panacea
By embracing ‘virtual justice’ as a technological panacea, the government is turning to a big IT project to get it out of a policy hole. We have been here before
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Feature
DNA – an unstoppable march?
A new judgment broadens the principle of bringing cases on the basis of matching DNA alone.