All Law Gazette articles in 7 August 2017
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FeatureCompetition: Certification and the class action regime
Second-class certification judgment in relation to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 handed down.
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FeatureBorn fighter: Jenny Beck
For Jenny Beck, defending people on the margins of society from the depredations of government is a vocation.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The case for the defence
Human Rights and Personal Self-Defense in International Law
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NewsUK facing UN censure on costly litigation
International body lambasts UK over application of Aarhus Convention.
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FeatureCriminal - statutory changes
The criminal law provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 have been brought substantially into force and with unusual speed. Urgent provisions were brought into force on royal assent on 31 January 2017. These included a redefinition of ‘sexual exploitation’ in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 so as to ...
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FeatureJudiciary: On the defensive
Politicians share the blame for creating a moral context in which judges can be ridiculed and vilified.
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NewsOur new moral entrepreneurs
I wonder if the demonstrations over the Charlie Gard case, the opposition to Martin Moore-Bick in the Grenfell Tower inquiry and the general attack on the judiciary over the Brexit hearings are the start of what sociologists call a ‘symbolic’ crusade – complete with ‘moral entrepreneurs’. In a symbolic crusade ...
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FeatureWills and probate: Face to face with online wills
The Law Commission has rekindled the debate on replacing archaic will-making with a digital future.
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NewsNews focus: Jackson's parting shot
Solicitors greeted Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs with some relief. Just don’t expect ministers to take kindly to judicial review caps.
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OpinionAn outgoing judiciary
Steadfast and not sentimental, fearless but restrained: Lord Neuberger’s advice for the judges who will succeed him.
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OpinionVirtue in reality
There are advantages to increasing the use of technology in our profession but also dangers in abandoning the human touch so readily.
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NewsTrust and transparency
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is keen for law firms to be transparent over the fees they charge. In the spirit of openness, therefore, it seemed only right to ask how much the regulator spent on its Trust and the Market conference held in London in June. Louise Minchin ...
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FeatureBrexit: Deal or no deal?
From Brexit apps and heat maps to joining the Irish Bar, lawyers are preparing for a life‑changing event of epic scale.