All Law Gazette articles in 31 July 2017
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OpinionChecking the alien advance
The role of lawyer must be reimagined to confront the market disrupters
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OpinionFamily affairs
Courts still clung to the principle of the wife’s right to lifelong maintenance.
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OpinionImmigration legal aid mess
Without legal aid in immigration, fewer well-presented applications would be received.
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FeatureEmployment: Blowing the whistle
Appeal court decision could herald a resurgence of claims advanced under the whistleblower legislation.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Growing like Topsy
Kerry… on Personal Injury Small Claims, Portals and Fixed Costs
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Genocide through a legal prism
Holocaust, Genocide, and the Law: A Quest for Justice in a Post-Holocaust World
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FeatureCalifornia: Golden wonder
Foreign firms must be truly committed to exploit the vast and lucrative California market. Competition for talent is fierce and living costs can be eye-wateringly expensive.
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NewsNews focus: Playing the consumer card
While the appeal tribunal ruled out the massive collective consumer action against Mastercard, lawyers argue that redress over anti-competitive behaviour is still possible.
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FeatureSociety spotlight: Professional development centre
New PDC aims to help shape a profession that is fit for purpose now and in the future.
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ProfileMy legal life: Ruth Chapman
Legal consultant, commercial property, Vario from Pinsent Masons
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OpinionCut out the middleman
Claims management companies are an unnecessary evil. A ban on accepting work may go some way to restoring our credibility.
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FeatureData protection: GDPR and employee surveilance
At present all employers have to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) when conducting employee surveillance, as they will be gathering and using personal data about living, identifiable individuals (location, movements, internet browsing history and so on). Part 3 of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Data Protection Employment ...
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FeatureA new driver: Graham Vinter
Graham Vinter eschewed his golf handicap for a second career in private practice – and a pioneering business network.
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OpinionWorking hypotheses
The Taylor Review is no damp squib – it strikes a balance by protecting rights without stifling innovation.
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OpinionA tipping point for justice?
Ensuring every citizen can secure access to justice is part of what being a ‘citizen’ means
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NewsMemory lane
The Law Society Gazette, 2 August 2007 Senior judges fear threat to independence The chairman of the constitutional affairs select committee has slammed the government following a damning report on the Ministry of Justice’s creation. ‘What is at stake is something that is fundamental to our constitution,’ Alan Beith MP ...
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NewsSRA to seek feedback on three-year strategy
Regulator says aims include increasing availability of information for consumers and making SQE a success.
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NewsSolicitors relieved as Jackson rows back from one-size-fits-all costs
Civil costs proposals include new intermediate track for claims up to £100,000 - and new rules for judicial review cases.