All Law Gazette articles in 24 February 2020
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NewsNews focus: Campaign to create repository of court judgments
Following last year’s Digital Justice report calling for a shakeup in the publication of court judgments, there is growing awareness of how opening up the corpus of case law could facilitate justice.
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NewsJustice Week: Portraits of justice at Chancery Lane
Farhana and Jamilah’s story is featured in an exhibition to mark the second national Justice Week.
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FeatureClarity on ‘dominant purpose’ test
The Court of Appeal has provided important guidance in relation to LAP in two recent judgments.
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FeatureA clause for concern in the workplace
Employment law and Brexit: The Withdrawal Agreement Bill has received royal assent and become law.
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FeatureOnly connect: Sarosh Zaiwalla
Sarosh Zaiwalla has always looked overseas for work – a strategy, hears Jonathan Rayner, that has brought him cases ranging from sanctioned banks to the return of ancient religious idols
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: February’s Council meeting
A report from this month’s Law Society Council meeting.
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OpinionReforming the Supreme Court – a history lesson
In his second term as US president, Franklin D Roosevelt decided to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices.
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FeatureFinancial Remedies Courts
The Good Practice Protocol sets out some important developments in respect of best practice.
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NewsSpeculation mounts over RTA portal delay
Ministry of Justice believed to be poised to announce postponement of much-vaunted reforms of the handling of whiplash claims.
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OpinionJustice Week: young people fear for democracy
Young people are worried their freedoms are being eroded and call for more knowledge of how the law works.
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NewsDressing the part
Pinsent Masons is the latest City firm to scrap its stringent corporate dress code.
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OpinionExpensive trainers
Aspiring solicitors who amass debts to enter the profession are surely entitled to information that would enable them to make an informed choice of training provider.
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NewsThe problem with experts
Some expert witnesses are lured into giving evidence they live to regret. Others simply find themselves in the wrong case.
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NewsJustice Week: Super-regulator indicates shift of focus
The Legal Services Board outlines its new priorities following biggest ever legal needs survey.
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NewsWarning over transgender guidance to judges
Lawyers say guidance in Equal Treatment Bench Book fails to highlight conflicts between transgender and women’s rights.
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FeatureThriving, not just surviving
Greater awareness of mental health makes us healthier, happier and able to do our best work.
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NewsJustice Week: Poll shows hunger for education
More than half of 18 to 24-year-olds would like to see more emphasis on learning about the law in school.
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NewsVehicle hire firm accelerates into legal services market
New entity will own personal injury firms NewLaw and Principia Law.