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Time for the bar to move with the times
With legal aid rates squeezed and the ‘threat’ of increased competition from the CPS and solicitor higher court advocates, the bar might reasonably be expected to be looking keenly at survival strategies.
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Allen & Overy reports fall in profitability
Allen & Overy today reported a slight fall in profitability on top of a rise in turnover, as it became the last magic circle firm to release its financial results. Revenues at the firm rose 7% from £1.02bn in 2007/08 to £1.09bn for the year ending ...
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More denied access to civil legal aid
More people are being denied access to civil legal aid despite a huge increase in demand fuelled by the recession, Citizens Advice has warned. A report published today, No time to retire – legal aid at 60, shows fewer people are qualifying for civil legal aid, ...
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Real property
Excavation – Nuisance – Party walls – Surveyors Christine Reeves v Beatrice Blake: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Mummery, Moses, Etherton): 24 June 2009 The appellant (R) appealed against ...
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Family law
Ancillary relief – Consent orders – Foreseeability – Share valuation Martin Robert Walkden v Kim Hazel Walkden: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Thorpe, Wall, Elias): 25 June 2009 The appellant ...
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Stockholm on my mind
The Queen has been reigning since before I was born (I know it doesn’t look like that from my photo), but here in Brussels we chant ‘the president is dead! Long live the president!’ every six months. We have just seen the end of the unmourned Czech presidency of the ...
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Hacking into voicemails: when is a crime not a crime?
There's been a great deal of press coverage about the News of the World and alleged interception of phone messages among the country's celebs and public figures, but a huge amount of it is missing the point.
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Whistleblowing plans to safeguard public interest issues
Government proposals on whistleblowing will ensure that public interest issues are not lost in drawn-out employment tribunal cases, a leading charity said today. Under plans set out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, information about claims made under whistleblowing legislation which comes to light ...
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Gazette goes on Facebook
Following our recent extension into the professional social network, LinkedIn and the news snippet service Twitter, the Gazette has now also set up a Facebook page to better connect with the younger profession.
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Registry rule puts conveyancing solicitors ‘at risk’
Conveyancing solicitors could be at risk of being in breach of their obligations, due to a policy change being introduced by the Land Registry. From 3 August, the Registry will introduce a new ‘early completion’ policy that is intended to make the registration process more efficient ...
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Bird & Bird revenues up 30%
City firm Bird & Bird today reported a 30% jump in revenues, buoyed by the firm's recent expansion and the strength of the euro. The firm's revenues grew from £144m in 2007/08 to £186m for the year ended 30 April 2009. However, profit per partner fell ...
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Why the UK is ‘no place for a child’
There’s only one country in the EU that detains children indefinitely – and that’s the UK. We lock up around 2,000 kids a year in removal centres while the UK Border Agency processes their parents’ asylum applications.
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Justice committee warns of family lawyer ‘exodus’
The Legal Services Commission’s reform of family legal aid is causing ‘an exodus of senior practitioners from publicly-funded family law’, the House of Commons’ Justice Committee concluded today. A report on family legal aid said the LSC’s proposals for reform were based on a ‘flawed consultation’ ...
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No way to treat a client – especially if you are the client
Can you imagine this scenario in your firm? Client: Please could you change the way in which you write letters of claim on my behalf? You send them to me for approval and I have to keep changing the ...
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Criminal law: self-defence, diminished responsibility, et alia
The law on self-defence has been ‘clarified’ (section 76(9)) but not amended or consolidated by section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, which came into force in July last year.
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Personal injury
Discounts – Future loss – Loss of chance – Loss of earnings – Sportspersons Gary Smith & anr v Ben Collett CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Carnwath, Hughes, Lady Justice Smith): 17 June 2009 ...
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Media and entertainment
Human rights – Blogs – Confidentiality – Freedom of expression - Police Author of a blog v Times Newspapers Ltd: QBD (Mr Justice Eady): 16 June 2009 The applicant ...
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Boom with a view
If you can spare your mind from the big questions of life like, well, Wimbledon, give this one a thought: can international law oblige states to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and pay compensation for the adverse effects of climate change upon a country or its citizens?
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Nerd watching
Not satisfied with the daily dramas of the law, members of Blackpool firm Blackhursts Budd have for the past 10 years supported their local amateur dramatic company, Poulton Drama. The group has three solicitors, a district judge and two former solicitors among its members. Blackhursts Budd (formed recently by the ...