All articles by Jonathan Rayner – Page 15
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Profile
Anti-fascist protesters given demo ban
Acting for some of the estimated 280 anti-fascists arrested during a counter-demonstration against an English Defence League (EDL) march in East London.
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News
MEPs approve market abuse regulation
Companies convicted of market abuse could be fined up to 15% of their turnover under European rules
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Opinion
Law can be a 'nuisance if you want to break it'
Supporters of the ECHR have been unanimous in calling for more balanced coverage of human rights in the media
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News
Lawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax
European Union lawyers have vetoed a controversial new tax that would have imposed levies on financial transactions.
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Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’
Mental health solicitors have accused the government of allowing a ‘postcode lottery’ to develop that deprives thousands of mentally vulnerable people of safeguards guaranteed by legislation. The solicitors claim that a ‘postcode lottery for patients’ has led to ‘wide regional variations’ in the use of safeguards implicit in the Mental ...
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Think beyond private practice, Dobbs advises graduates
Think beyond the ‘tall towers and ritzy premises’ of corporate law, a former high court judge tells prospective young lawyers.
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UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court
UK courts have breathed new life into the European Convention on Human Rights, despite its ‘demonisation’, a senior judge says.
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News
It fell off the back of a lorry, honest
A book believed stolen from St Paul’s Cathedral has resurfaced – in a collection put up for sale by the Law Society.
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Feature
Staff wellbeing: fit for purpose
Legal employers are investing heavily in staff wellbeing to boost productivity and retain talent
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Opinion
Guilty until proved innocent
Proposals to curtail civil liberties on hearsay alone are dangerous – and could lead to vindictive claims.
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News
MPs condemn ‘complacent’ approach to deprivation of liberty
MPs say safeguards to protect patients who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their own welfare are leaving many at heightened risk of abuse.
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News
Salaried entry point to ‘dynamic’ law career
A national firm is to employ 10 school-leavers on a starting salary of £12,000 as part of a legal apprenticeship scheme to produce trained paralegals.
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News
Lawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly
Lawyers sometimes ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly clients to force them to make decisions, the Legal Ombudsman warns.
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News
University of Law claims big jump in LLB applications
Candidate numbers for the University of Law’s LLB law degree have risen by nearly 60% in the degree’s second year, the institution said today.
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News
Thousands of UK citizens ‘detained unlawfully’
Tens of thousands of vulnerable people are being detained unlawfully due to the complexity of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), lawyers say.
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Profile
Victory in Lewisham Hospital challenge
Kath Nicholson acted for the London Borough of Lewisham in its successful challenge to health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s decision to downgrade accident and emergency and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital.
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Opinion
Good news from Colombia
The sheer bravery of Colombian lawyers in the face of constant danger puts the problems of the UK legal profession in perspective
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Feature
Baby buried in unmarked mass grave
Keith Etherington is acting for a bereaved couple who, 29 months after the death of their newborn daughter, discovered that her body had not been cremated as promised, but was in an overgrown and unmarked mass grave.
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Profile
Alison Saunders
Alison Saunders, the next director of public prosecutions, inherits a Crown Prosecution Service whose lawyers have scant faith in its management.
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News
Nicklinson and Lamb right-to-die appeals dismissed
The Court of Appeal today unanimously dismissed appeals by road accident victim Paul Lamb and the widow of Tony Nicklinson