All Law Gazette articles in 23 January 2017
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: COLPs Toolkit (2nd edition)
This book is a toolkit complete with draft policies, checklists and procedures, all on a CD.
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Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: Times Change – Before the Children Act
At times this procedure-heavy novel reads like a law school case study.
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NewsLASPO review welcomed – but Society repeats advice ‘deserts’ concerns
MoJ plans to submit a post-legislative memorandum on legal aid reforms to the justice select committee.
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NewsLeft alone with ‘mad’ Frankie
The warders at the prison were always keen to tell me how dangerous he was.
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Opinion‘Super-exam’ is an article of blind faith
A new ‘super-exam’ is designed to open up the profession, but there is no evidence it will.
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FeatureHow to: attract external investors
Solicitors are naturally wary of outside investment, but it is a day-to-day reality for a growing number of firms.
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ProfileRecord extradition battle reaches Europe
Yasmin Aslam is representing Phillip Harkins, who is wanted in Florida for murder during an attempted robbery in 1999.
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NewsCity group calls for ‘bespoke’ UK-EU deal
Report into proposed Brexit deal released by International Regulatory Strategy Group and Hogan Lovells.
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NewsBreaking the cycle of unhealthy workplaces
Olympic gold medal cyclist teams up with a Hampshire firm to promote the benefits of healthy workplaces.
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NewsBrexit prompts corporate merger first
Commercial Court clears the way for UK companies to be absorbed by European subsidiaries as they restructure in response to referendum – reverse merger 'the first of many'.
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OpinionJustice cooperation and Brexit
It is good to see cooperation in criminal justice on the prime minister's Brexit agenda, but it is in our interests that this includes civil justice too.
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FeatureFinancial regulation: City police
Four years on, the financial services watchdog has yet to convince lawyers representing victims of alleged wrongdoing that it is living up to its rhetoric.
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News
'Don’t put consumers at risk', Society tells CMA
President Robert Bourns spoke at the London School of Economics.
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FeatureEU data protection compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation is here to stay: well beyond the date of Brexit. What do you need to know?
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FeatureJunior lawyers: my first day in court
A baptism of fire in Bradford taught me some valuable lessons.
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OpinionDetention dilemma
Ministers will be worried by last week’s Supreme Court judgments in claims against the MoD. But it could have been worse.
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FeatureIn-house: what skills do GCs need?
Vodafone’s general counsel reflects on the skills required of GCs to shape the organisation around them.