All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 19
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NewsFirst woman to lead Farrer & Co
Charities specialist Anne-Marie Piper elected senior partner at venerable London firm.
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NewsFire your law firm’s misfits within weeks - ex-John Lewis boss
Efforts by law firms to stand out by defining their ‘values’ and purpose commonly fail through lack of management commitment, the former head of customer service at iconic department store chain John Lewis has said. Andrew McMillan Source: Michael Cross Andrew McMillan, former head of customer ...
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NewsCourt of Appeal allows right-to-die case
The High Court was wrong to decide an assisted suicide case should not be heard, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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NewsUse YouTube, not lawyers, ministers tell disability parents
Department for Education and the MoJ want lawyers kept out of hearings to determine disputes between parents of disabled children and local authorities.
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FeatureSociety spotlight: Mentoring scheme
As the Law Society’s mentoring scheme opens to new applications, Eduardo Reyes looks at different models and their benefits
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NewsClifford Chance: businesses will face pressure to remedy human rights abuses
Large companies will come under increased pressure during 2017 to provide effective ‘remedies’ to victims of business-related human rights abuses.
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NewsAssisted dying judicial review fails
A ‘right to die’ case, similar to that brought by the late Tony Nicklinson, has failed in the High Court. A second high profile case continues.
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NewsRight to die claim will test ambiguity of past judgments
Supreme Court wanted guidance from parliament after the Nicklinson case but none has appeared.
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NewsRigidity will kill point of EU repeal bill, lawyers warn parliament
Benefits of the Great Repeal Bill will fail unless the government can devise ways to take account of developments in EU law.
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NewsTurkey breaching UN resolution over judge’s detention, court decides
International court at The Hague has ruled that Turkey is in breach of a UN Security Council resolution.
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FeatureApprenticeships: entry leveller
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we spoke to some of the young pioneers who are following the ‘Trailblazer’ track to qualification.
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NewsGovernment U-turn on children’s rights
Plans to relieve local authorities of key legal duties to children, set out in Children and Social Work Bill, are set to be scrapped after a campaign by lawyers and charities.
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FeatureHow to: get ahead with Twitter
Don’t be put off by Donald Trump’s 140-character rants – Twitter is a platform with plenty to offer lawyers.
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NewsTurkey defies Hague call for release of UN judge
Deadline set for the release of a UN tribunal judge held in Turkey passes with no communication from Ankara. The detention has stalled the case of a Rwandan genocide perpetrator.
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The Hague urged to look at Australia detentions
Accusations of ‘physical and sexual abuse of adults and children’ lead legal experts to petition prosecutor at The Hague.
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FeatureWomen in law: City limits
City firms are hiring women in record numbers – and then losing them. Detailed research has uncovered reasons why.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Curious History of Dating – from Jane Austen to Tinder
This is a pacey, intelligent and authoritative account with bags of wit.
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FeatureTrade unions: come together
Trade unions are less influential than they were, but remain a critical conduit for justice
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NewsNo genocide trial until Turkey releases judge
UN tribunal orders Ankara to take all necessary steps to ensure release.
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Brexit: mutual recognition hope for lawyers
Lord Maude of Horsham says continuation likely because the ‘benefits on both sides’ were now well-established.