All Law Gazette articles in 7 May 2018
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News'Nothing to lose': Bar ponders no returns policy to escalate protest
About 100 chambers are already refusing new work and the bar’s mood is hardening as the Ministry of Justice stands firm.
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NewsExperts call for poorest to keep physical access to court
Civil Justice Council backs reform but says it must not come at a cost to vulnerable court users.
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NewsMeaning of the Worboys affair
The John Worboys affair throws up more questions than it answers. Is the case being hijacked by moral entrepreneurs and used to have sentences for rape increased? And will it open the floodgates for what amount to appeals by victims against Parole Board decisions? How will these be funded? Legal ...
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NewsCalls grow to restore immigration legal aid
Calls for immigration legal aid to be restored are growing, amid concerns about the quality of privately funded advice.
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OpinionBoard decision
If victims are to have reader access to challenge Parole Board decisions, offenders must too.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Lifting the lid
A review of Tax Havens and International Human rights by Paul Beckett.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Brilliant resource on global rights
A review of Rhona Smith’s International Human Rights Law (8th edition).
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NewsIn-house braced for cybersecurity surge
In-house lawyers expect to play a greater role in cybersecurity as GDPR comes into play.
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NewsNews focus: patent court's Brexit paradox
Simplifying Europe’s complex patent law landscape has taken many years of negotiation, but UK government rhetoric on sovereignty appears to contradict the final agreement.
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ProfileVictory in JR of funeral ‘cab rank’
Lawyer in the news: Trevor Asserson, Asserson Law Offices
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OpinionCourts on camera
Lord Burnett is emerging as a reforming chief justice, as plans to extend broadcasting demonstrate.
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FeatureCareers clinics
An innovative learning hub at Coventry University puts students in the driving seat to boost their employability.
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NewsRight to choose
Rival protests took place outside the Royal Courts of Justice last week before a legal challenge over the law on assisted dying. Retired lecturer Noel Conway, 68, who has motor neurone disease, is seeking the right to choose when his life should end with medical help. Conway’s campaign was supported ...
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OpinionCommercially insensitive
The precedence given to business principles in the running of public services cannot be correct and risks eroding the rule of law.
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OpinionConsult the experts
Sajid Javid would be greatly assisted if people had proper legal advice.
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OpinionDream realised
The First 100 Years Project wants to see more women in the profession’s leadership positions.