All Law Gazette articles in 29 March 2021 – Page 2
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FeatureEthnicity pay gap reporting: transparency can lead to accountability
If businesses have to report on their ethnicity pay gap by law, what might the legal framework look like?
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NewsCPS drops more than half of its private prosecutions
Specialist solicitor says figures suggest many prosecutions are either inappropriate or not properly thought through.
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News‘Neither acceptable nor inevitable’: Peers give verdict on Covid courts
The quality of justice is ‘increasingly at risk’ as a result of Covid-19 and ‘years of underinvestment’.
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NewsMedics to compete for unrepresented claimants through new whiplash portal
Litigants in person will have a choice of provider to carry out medical examinations.
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NewsCriminal legal aid review issues call for evidence
Consultation includes questions on whether current fee schemes encourage sustainability, quality and efficiency.
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NewsObituary: Rosemary Polack
Fair and just matrimonial lawyer who persuaded the Law Society to trial mediation as a less painful path to divorce.
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NewsCourt of Appeal delivers ruling on family court's approach to domestic abuse
Judgment gives general guidance on common issues arising in proceedings as well as decisions on four linked appeals.
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NewsSRA passes on money laundering cases involving £200m in a year
Money laundering linked to vendor fraud identified as a key theme in suspicious activity reports.
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FeatureGetting your secondment right first time
Know the organisation you’re joining, understand the culture and listen hard.
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NewsEx-directors in dock as Serco tagging fraud trial opens
Former managers are accused of committing ‘fraud against the tax payer’ in relation to a government electronic tagging contract.
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OpinionMoving into environmental law
I want to act for clients seeking to protect the environment. What are the best routes in?
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NewsLawyers line up to support Supreme Court contempt barrister
Almost 150 lawyers, scientists and legal academics have written to the president of the Supreme Court about its Heathrow runway ruling.
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NewsCourt backlog: outgoing CPS inspector issues public confidence warning
Kevin McGinty says victims of alleged rape were facing potential 18-month wait for a trial before Covid-19 struck.
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NewsTop firm tells staff they can choose how and when they work
DAC Beachcroft offers choice of office-based work, full flexible, or a combination of the two.
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NewsLawyers at crisis-hit Liverpool City Council put under ‘unacceptable pressure’
Inspectors’ report finds work was also outsourced without in-house lawyers even knowing about it.
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NewsCouncil lawyers seek court declaration on virtual meetings
Central government has decided not to extend coronavirus regulations allowing remote meetings beyond 7 May.
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NewsRace commission: criminal justice disparity contributing to negative stereotypes of black men
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities says black people are most overrepresented within the system.
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OpinionA little learning is a dangerous thing
Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession: a practical guide to trauma, burnout and collective care.
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FeatureBusiness interruption cases and the Financial Ombudsman Service
Businesses should not be so hasty to throw themselves into the risks, stresses and costs of litigation.