All articles by Jonathan Rayner – Page 11
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OpinionCurse of phantom recruitment agents
The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters.
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NewsUK ‘wilfully’ ignorant of EU realities, bar conference hears
Europe-wide reforms were described as ‘utterly pointless’ and ‘an assault on democratic values’.
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ProfilePaula Hodges QC
HSF’s head of global arbitration chats about a memorable international career and being made a QC.
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ProfileLibel victory for Brand over tabloid ‘affair’ story
John Kelly acted for Russell Brand in the comedian’s libel claim over allegations about his private life.
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OpinionOh, grave new world!
Beware of tigers and don’t be fixated by the rear-view mirror, a lively Law Management Section conference hears.
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FeatureLaw management: leading from the front
At the Law Society’s Law Management Section annual conference, sector specialists passed on their top tips for running a successful law firm.
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ProfileAlastair Logan
Veteran campaigning solicitor Alastair Logan recounts how a telephone call in December 1974 ‘changed everything’.
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ProfileMen win discrimination case over pay
Paul Doran won pay rises and compensation for 18 workers at a Welsh university who sued for sex discrimination.
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OpinionBlindness on violence against women
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women.
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NewsEnvironmental case to invoke EU convention
Residents are contesting a council’s decision to sign over green belt to QPR.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: In the Company of Strangers
Nicholas Clough’s latest is a compulsive page-turner, but is not without its flaws.
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ProfileUnlawful detention appeal victory
Rheian Davies won an appeal ruling that her client could lodge a claim for unlawful detention and psychiatric injury.
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FeatureHow to: hire a private investigator
A look at what a law firm can do to distinguish between good and bad private investigators.
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ProfileGlyn Maddocks
The world of the solicitor spearheading a new charity committed to helping victims of miscarriages of justice.
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ProfileHigh Court battle over legal aid
Jon Wakefield acted for his own firm in appeal over aid agency’s refusal to allow it funding for homelessness cases.
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News300 jobs saved as Linder Myers secures new finance
Assure Law boss takes over as chief executive.
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ProfilePhilip Collins
Outgoing OFT chair Philip Collins tells us about a 40-year City career which culminated in a spell running the UK’s competition watchdog.
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ProfileLiverpool accent misinterpreted
Anne Bellchambers acted for a Liverpool woman whose accent led the police to interpret her plea for help as a murder confession.
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NewsMental capacity legislation hits ‘rock bottom’
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 is not achieving its aims, a House of Lords committee said.
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News‘Inadequate resources’ blamed for Strasbourg overload
Council of Europe report proposes setting up national mechanisms for the execution of judgments in each member state.