All Feature articles – Page 139
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FeatureAustralia: extracting value
Australia’s mining boom helped to entice firms from the northern hemisphere. But while the legal services market has lost some of its lustre, local alliances are helping international firms do more business there.
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FeatureDiversity at any price?
Judicial diversity champions are out of touch with life at the coal face.
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FeatureData page – December 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureWhy joint enterprise is unfair and needs changing
The principle of joint enterprise where there is no opportunity for a jury or judge to distinguish between different roles and culpability needs changing.
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FeatureExceptional case legal aid
The Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s guidance on exceptional case funding for legal aid in immigration cases is unlawful.
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FeatureSavile compensation scheme
The Court of Appeal sanctioned a compensation scheme set up for victims of the late Jimmy Savile.
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FeatureSupreme Court homeless appeals
Three landmark appeals being heard this week should clarify who is ‘vulnerable’ and entitled to priority rehousing by local authorities.
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FeatureFoetal alcohol syndrome case dismissed
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a child born with foetal alcohol syndrome is not legally entitled to compensation after her mother drank excessively while pregnant.
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FeatureLee Rigby killers lose legal challenges
Two men found guilty of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in May last year have been refused leave to appeal.
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FeatureAcademic appeals – misuse of injunctions
Universities’ use of injunctions to prevent the adjudication of academic complaints needs review.
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FeatureCrown court fees
Important changes have come in to force for cases with representation orders dated on or after 2 October 2014.
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FeatureHow to: build a rural practice
Running a rural practice has complexities resembling an Archers subplot.
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FeatureChild abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.
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FeatureStatistics for early conciliation: six months on
Whisper it quietly but Acas early conciliation (EC) does seem to be settling down well and may yet prove the critics wrong. That is what Acas wants us to believe, but are they right?
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FeatureRights to information in the police station
Recent changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will be welcomed by solicitors giving advice to clients before interview.
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FeatureMediation: peace at any price?
The courts are ready and willing to penalise commercial parties that refuse genuine offers of mediation. Is mediation finally coming of age?
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FeatureData page – November 2014
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureLiPs: a radical solution
An inquisitorial approach could be adopted in small claims, improving the speed and efficiency of these cases, as more litigants in person come to court.