All articles by Jonathan Rayner – Page 15
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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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NewsThink 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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NewsUK 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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NewsIt 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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FeatureStaff wellbeing: fit for purpose
Legal employers are investing heavily in staff wellbeing to boost productivity and retain talent
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OpinionGuilty until proved innocent
Proposals to curtail civil liberties on hearsay alone are dangerous – and could lead to vindictive claims.
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NewsMPs 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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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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NewsLawyers 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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NewsUniversity 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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NewsThousands 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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ProfileVictory 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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OpinionGood 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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FeatureBaby 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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ProfileAlison 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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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
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Students ‘pessimistic’ about training contracts
A survey of almost 600 law undergraduates has found that around half are ‘pessimistic’ about obtaining a training contracy
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ProfileBrazilian crash victim gets £7m damages
Jenny Kennedy won £7m in damages for a newly-wed Brazilian woman who, although wearing a crash helmet, suffered severe brain injuries when knocked off a motorbike in London by an uninsured driver.
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NewsMPs have hearts, too
The green shoots of recovery are at last peeping through the arid soil of austerity as one deserving group of public sector workers are promised an inflation-busting 9% pay rise just days before laying down tools for their six-week summer break. I refer, of course, to our members of parliament ...
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ProfileNicholas Fluck
The new Law Society president talks about his ambitions for the year ahead and why the primacy of English law unites the profession.