All Law Gazette articles in Archive – Page 1394
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Where the real unfairness lies in our ‘compensation culture’
I came across a court case the other day that throws an interesting light on the unfairness of our ‘compensation culture’. It involved a supermarket customer who tripped over a basket which had been discarded near the checkout counter. She fell and injured her shoulder. ...
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Stolen data used for email scams
Employees at foreign call centres that were engaged by claims management companies have stolen customer data that was later used to launch email scams in the UK, the Gazette has learned. The Ministry of Justice claims management regulator said this week that, after some claims management ...
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Online law degree launched in Scotland
A Scottish university will next year launch what is believed to be the first online law undergraduate degree. The online LLB from the department of law at Robert Gordon University’s Aberdeen Business School will run from September 2011. The university already runs online law masters courses. ...
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Djanogly in mediation push
Individuals should play a greater role in solving their problems rather than turning to the courts, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said last week as he outlined government plans to support mediation in the wake of proposals to slash legal aid. Speaking at the Centre for Effective ...
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Why the legal profession needs an effective opposition
Politics is a brutal business. One day it is all red boxes, Newsnight, and Yes Minister. The next, no one recognises you. This may seem an odd time to consider the position of the Labour party, particularly as we gear up for a major debate on the future of legal ...
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Electoral process
Election rules – Freedom of expression – Proportionality Robert Elwyn James Watkins v Philip James Woolas EWHC 2702 (QB) DC (Mr Justice Teare, Mr Justice Griffith Williams): 5 November 2010 ...
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Suitability of personal protective equipment
I have previously written that ‘suitability’ under the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 is a question of fact, but in terms of these regulations and their application in the context of health and safety, it must be interpreted in the widest sense. One has to look at the risk of ...
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Real estate litigation to rise
Next year will see a ‘significant’ rise in litigation within the real estate market, providing more work for some lawyers but putting others at risk of legal action, according to research by City firm Hogan Lovells seen by the Gazette. A survey of 160 senior executives ...
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A fairer test for students
The online news item ‘Research reveals widening social divide in the profession’ stated that more than one in seven lawyers went to a private school, despite just one in 50 of the population receiving private education. This comes as no surprise.
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Have a gander
In Bury St Edmunds, local firm Gross & Co has graciously given up its front window to advertise this year’s Theatre Royal Christmas pantomime production of Mother Goose. The firm’s window displays have been catching the eye on Guildhall Street for many years, but Gross is particularly proud of this ...
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Why Young is wrong on health and safety
Lord Young has resigned from his post as adviser to the prime minister following his ill-conceived statement that ‘the vast majority of people in the country today... have never had it so good ever since this... so-called recession started’. Of course, Lord Young has also ...
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India will liberalise ‘in time’
The Law Society remains optimistic that sustained trade negotiations with the Indian government will eventually open the country’s legal market to English law firms, its vice-president John Wotton said this week. Wotton’s comments came after Veerappa Moily, Indian government minister for law and justice, told the ...
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Internet ‘threat’ to jury system
Misuse of the internet by jurors is posing a threat to the integrity of the jury system, the lord chief justice warned last week. In a lecture to the Judicial Studies Board in Belfast, Lord Judge suggested jurors could be found in contempt of court ...
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Memory lane
Law Society’s Gazette, November 1970 Letters to the editor More militancy please!It was reported on 9 ...
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Real property
Landlord and tenant – Common parts – Caretaker’s flat – Leases Earl Cadogan & Anor v Panagopoulos & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1259: CA (Civ Div) (Sir Andrew Morritt (chancellor), Lords Justices Carnwath, Hughes): 11 November 2010 ...
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Rain of terror
A new front has been opened in the ongoing battle between solicitors and overzealous court security staff. Not only are lawyers routinely having digital recording devices and telephones removed from their person – with the ‘Brixton Three’ even finding themselves arrested last month for storing dictation machines and memory sticks ...
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Right to seek redress under threat
The coming months provide a tremendous opportunity to argue for a system that respects and preserves access to justice for injured persons. The Consumer Justice Alliance is ready to engage with the government and make this argument loud and clear.
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Stubble trouble
A group of men brandishing razor blades used to mean that someone was about to demand your wallet. But these days it merely signals the return of the month of ‘Movember’, when offices across the country are filled with comically moustachioed men growing facial hair in support of men’s health ...
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Court of Appeal dismisses US-style class action bid
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an attempt to bring a US-style class action against British Airways for participating in an airfreight price-fixing cartel, just nine days after the European Commission (EC) fined the airline more than €100m (£85m) for its role in the cartel and told claimants that they ...
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Ralli motors ahead with new iPhone app
Manchester firm Ralli has launched an iPhone app to help people keep on the right side of the motoring laws. The ‘Don’t Drink – Don’t Drive - Keep your Licence’ app, which can be downloaded for free, has been designed to enable drivers to calculate whether ...