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Employment
European Union - Employment - Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age Prigge and others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber) (Judges Skouris (President), Tizzano, Cunha Rodrigues, Lenaerts, Bonichot, Schiemann, Svaby ...
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Dishonesty, statements of truth, and Jackson
It is a strange world. The perception was, and remains, that legal costs in fast-track road traffic claims are disproportionate to damages. The solution was to ask a senior judge, Lord Justice Jackson, with minimal practical experience of personal injury litigation, to review and report. ...
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Government proposals for openness in healthcare ignore the lessons of the past
I was interested to read Paul Sankey on proposals to introduce a duty of candour as part of the health reforms. There is nothing new in this, as those familiar with the inquiry into the management of care of children receiving complex heart surgery at ...
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SRA is not balanced
I read with great concern the article by Gregory Treverton-Jones QC and have the following observations. There should be a cause of action against the SRA for negligence in publishing unproven allegations which are subsequently shown to be unprovable (that is, where the solicitor wins the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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Tap on the shoulder
We note with interest the article on judicial appointments, including the list of forthcoming vacancies and the statement by the chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission that his job is to make the process of selecting judges transparent and fair, so that the very best person is appointed to the ...
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A new type of client
I am sure the Legal Ombudsman has lots of statistics to support his recently reported statement: ‘People seem to be largely intimidated and in awe of their lawyers and are uncomfortable about challenging them about their legal expenses, which in some cases have increased for no good reason.’ ...
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Mansfield takes a stand on tuition fees
If elected chancellor of Cambridge University next week, human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield QC (pictured, centre) plans to adopt a vigorously interventionist approach to the role. Mansfield told the Gazette that government policy on admission fees ‘disregards our international [convention] obligations’ as well as ...
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Advocacy accreditation scheme back on track
Plans to introduce the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) are back on track. The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Commission yesterday confirmed that Crown court advocacy fees for publicly funded criminal cases will not be linked to the level of accreditation gained under the new scheme.
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Criminal justice system failing mentally ill
Some 90% of prisoners in England and Wales suffer from mental health problems and upon release are up to 36 times more likely to kill themselves than the general population, a report has revealed. The report says that opportunities to divert the mentally ill away from ...
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Number of ARP entrants slumps
Some 53 firms entered the assigned risks pool (ARP) after failing to secure professional indemnity insurance in this year’s renewal round, provisional figures have revealed. The figure is well down on the 411 which applied to enter the pool at the same stage in 2010. ...
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Premier Property Lawyers becomes first firm to register as an ABS
Premier Property Lawyers (PPL) has become the first firm to register as an alternative business structure, taking advantage of the new rules that came into force today. The Leicester-based firm provides the conveyancing service for myhomemove and is one of the largest conveyancing firms in the ...
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Five lessons from Tory Conference
Cats and credit cards may have dominated the news agenda, but legal issues were still big talking points behind the scenes. So what did we find out from the Manchester shindig? 1) The Tories are not for turning.
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The SRA is adamant that ‘outcomes-focused’ does not mean ‘light-touch’
‘Principles-based regulation will sustain the current, rigorous regulatory environment, but with better and more effective outcomes.’ No, that’s not what the SRA says about today’s implementation of outcomes-focused regulation - but what the Financial Services Authority said about its own switch to an ‘outcome-focused’ compliance ...
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DPAs will provide effective tool for combating corporate crime
by Edward Garnier QC MP, solicitor general Prosecuting serious and complex economic crime in the UK is difficult. Investigations and prosecutions are long, expensive and resource-intensive. Too few companies are ever held to account for their crimes.
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Competition
European Union - Cartel offence Lucite International Ltd and another v European Commission: General Court of the European Union (Fourth Chamber) (Judges Forwood, President, Labucka (Rapporteur) and O'Higgins): 15 September 2011 ...