All Feature articles – Page 138
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Devil in the detail of autumn statement
Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement contained important changes for law firms.
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FeatureEnvironmental claims plans undermine access to justice
Costs rules for environmental cases now comply with EU law after lengthy scrutiny. But a new consultation could ultimately limit access to redress for many groups.
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FeatureJailed pair appeal terror sentences
Two British jihadis appeal their sentences for terror offences. Watch the broadcast of court, in association with Sky News.
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FeatureAdams v Anderson on contract drafting
A head-to-head debate contrasting approaches in the UK and US.
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FeatureDefence of tender before claim
In order for the defendant to rely on this defence, he must comply with Civil Procedure Rule 37.2.
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FeatureMature entrants to the law
Establishing a career in law is difficult enough, but what about those who decide to do so later in life?
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FeatureChallenges to ‘austerity’ cuts
Lincolnshire County Council has recently undergone two legal challenges to its proposals for redesigning its library service in the light of ‘increasing budgetary constraints’.
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FeatureDonatio mortis causa
King v Chiltern Dog Rescue and Redwings Horse Sanctuary [2015] EWCA Civ 581
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FeatureDefining dishonesty: Personal injury
Is ‘fundamental dishonesty’ the new battleground in industrial disease cases?
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FeatureLegal Technology: riding the evolutionary wave
Legal IT is changing, with new offerings from tech giants and continuing consolidation among vendors
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FeatureA life in service
Strapped for cash and in the public eye, the DPP and Treasury Solicitor have the toughest legal jobs in the civil service. Grania Langdon-Down spoke to Alison Saunders and Jonathan Jones about how they manage
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FeatureData page – November 2015
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureMembers of sex-abuse ring appeal convictions
Four members of a Bristol-based sexual exploitation ring involved in the abuse of teenage girls appeal their convictions for rape, paying for the sexual services of a child and supplying class-A drugs.
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FeatureLawyers against poverty
New pro bono collective Oxfam Lawyers Against Poverty is working to improve legal education and boost access to justice in the central Asian republic of Tajikistan.
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Feature‘Refugees’, ‘migrants’ and the Brexit vote
Popular familiarity does not necessarily reflect an equally robust understanding.
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FeatureHow to: give to charity
Your law firm is keen to do its bit for the community by donating to charity. Admirable – but there’s quite a lot to consider.
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FeatureClosed Material Procedures: disclosure
The question of what procedural fairness demands in the context of national security is troubling the courts.
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FeatureCombating data theft
Preventing the hacking of data is a logistical problem rather than a legal one.
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FeatureLitigation funding: third sector
Third-party funding is growing in popularity, but powerful critics allege that it fosters an ‘unhealthy’ litigation culture.
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FeatureThe price of legal services researched
New research by the Legal Services Board aims to begin to fill the gap in knowledge about the prices of legal services.