All articles by Eduardo Reyes – Page 4
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Feature'Left in the lurch' in Liverpool
The city’s housing and homelessness crisis is not just a consequence of austerity. Government at both local and national level is failing in its legal duties to vulnerable people, reports Eduardo Reyes.
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ProfileBrief encounter
New Bar Council chair Sam Townend opens up to Eduardo Reyes about diversity and an existential crisis for criminal justice.
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NewsNews focus: SLAPPs - lawyers are still poles apart
Controversial lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone has triggered fresh public debate on UK libel and defamation tactics. But the prospect of further reform to combat so-called SLAPPs continues to divide the profession.
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OpinionFinancial innovation is making a comeback – lawyers should stay well away from it
Innovation, creativity and animal spirit should be the preserve of entrepreneurs – not bankers, and certainly not financial regulators.
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OpinionJack, the beanstalk and the SEND Tribunal
Tribunal figures show councils to be doubling down on the creation and enforcement of Education, Health and Care Plans.
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NewsTributes paid to 'exceptional' former Linklaters chief
Robert Elliott, former senior partner and chair of the magic circle firm, has died at 71.
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FeatureLife support
As a practice area, private client is both protected from ‘AI’ and struggling with government automation of life-critical processes. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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FeatureWatching brief
In the second of two articles on lawyers supporting justice abroad, Eduardo Reyes reports on the work of the 15-year-old Colombia Caravana.
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OpinionUnlimited shelf life
‘Legal London’ boasts world-class libraries. They all have gaps which should be filled.
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ProfileObituary: Benedict Birnberg – 1930-2023
Solicitor Benedict Birnberg, who has died aged 93, is remembered as ‘one of the greatest lawyers of his generation’ and founder of a law firm that continues his work at the cutting edge of civil liberties and social justice cases, writes Eduardo Reyes. Known to all as ...
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NewsTrailblazing civil rights lawyer Ben Birnberg dies
Firm founded by solicitor over 60 years ago was a crucible that forged radical lawyers representing the 'marginalised and unheard'.
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FeatureScandal sheet
Our biggest banks have been battered by mis-selling claims and governance failures for over a decade. As PPI and interest rates swaps payouts tail off, Eduardo Reyes asks, are they finally managing to reduce their exposure?
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FeatureHome truths
Average house prices are falling – just one of many developments piling pressure on residential conveyancers. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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News'Mercy killing' addressed in CPS guidance
Homicide prosecutions guidance includes criteria used to assess whether prosecuting a ‘mercy killing’ is in public interest.
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NewsNews focus: Financial crime - good intentions, poor resources
An update for solicitors on anti-money laundering and financial crime.
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NewsLaw firms and banks ‘at risk’ of sanctions breaches
Legal practices finding it ‘really difficult’ to employ the right compliance staff, Law Society conference hears.
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OpinionLawyers are exasperated by net zero U-turns
Environmental law experts give their verdict as Sunak junks key parts of the government’s existing climate change policies.
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OpinionForgetting the basics
We are seeing regular and multiple micro-breakdowns in the rule of law.
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FeatureTributes to Elizabeth Cruickshank
Current and former Law Society presidents lead tributes to Elizabeth Cruickshank, whose death was announced this week.
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NewsLaw Society recognises ‘Legal Heroes’
Seven solicitors ‘who put the interests of others first’ honoured at Chancery Lane ceremony.