Last 3 months headlines – Page 1612
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Family law
Ancillary relief – Appeals – Divorce Richard Barry Brisset v Ann Brisset: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Sedley, Jacob, Wilson): 9 July 2009 The appellant husband (H) appealed against ...
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Employment
Contracts – Affirmation – Fiduciary duty - Repudiation Ben Cook v (1) MSHK Ltd (formerly Ministry of Sound Holdings Ltd) (2) Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd: CA (Civ Div) (Lady Justice Smith, Lords Justice Wilson, Rimer): 9 July 2009 ...
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Changes to forced marriage protection orders
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (the act), in force from 25 November 2008, is an important social reforming statute of power and humanity, protecting the basic right to marry by choice. The act inserts into the Family Law Act 1996 (the 1996 act) a ...
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The guide to sentencing and precedents
Banks on Sentence, Robert Banks, Robert Banks, £46 ‘Fings ain’t wot they used to be’ as your criminal client might say. Time was when he, you and judges had an instinct fashioned by experience which led, more or less, ...
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Jordans sets precedent for mining useful information
Jordans Company Secretarial PrecedentsPeter Van Duzer, Cecile GillardJordans, £120 I was delighted when I was asked to review Jordans Company Secretarial Precedents, as it is a book I have always had to hand.
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Speaking out of turn
There is such a thing as asking for trouble. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949, the Legal Services Commission set up a special website last May, and then invited practitioners and the public to post comments about their experiences of legal aid.
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Reel crisis
When you’re organising a big event, there are always a few nagging fears of terrible things that might happen. What if no one turns up? What if the speaker gets heckled or cancels with a sore throat? But Obiter suspects that the organisers of an event about human rights abuses ...
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Circuit overload
You might have thought that judges could never have too much law. But that is apparently not the case.
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Pedal power
Hats off to members of the new South Essex Junior Lawyers Division, who completed a gruelling 60-mile bike ride from London to Southend last week. The trainee solicitors raised more than £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation, managing to cross the finish line despite one of the team, Ausilia Matraxia, ...
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Pay gap poser
Is not the headline ‘Pay gap points to discrimination’ undermined by one of the figures in the article (see [2009] Gazette, 9 July, 1)? The greatest discrepancy of all between male and female pay is apparently 34% for sole practitioners.
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In support of best value tendering
I write in response to previous articles regarding best value tendering, in particular Graeme Hydari’s letter (see [2009] Gazette, 16 July, 9). If you decide to publish this letter, I would appreciate it if you could hold back my name and firm details, as this is a personal view and ...
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Causes and consequences
Roger Smith’s article on anti-terror legislation hit the nail on the head (see [2009] Gazette, 25 June, 6).
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Challenging debates remain on Islam and English law
The Temple Church is to be commended for its efforts to improve interfaith relations over the past 18 months, even though some of the public meetings it held on Islam in English law did not turn out quite as intended. Since Muslims were well represented among ...
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Fixed fees may prompt firms to lose track of profits
At first blush there is no obvious link between fixed fees, Halifax expanding its legal offering and law firm mergers, but together they encapsulate the challenge facing smaller practices. When the cry goes up to ‘do something’ in the face of difficult times, the ‘something’ most ...
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US legislators drive to block enforcement of UK libel judgments
Paul Tweed is senior partner at Johnsons Solicitors, which has offices in Belfast, Dublin and London An intense lobbying campaign has been ongoing in the ...
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Education, housing bonds and sulphur deals
Saudi sukuk: Magic circle firm Allen & Overy, alongside its affiliate, Saudi firm Abdulaziz AlGasim, advised Saudi Electricity Company on a $1.87bn (£1.13bn) sukuk issue, believed to be the largest sukuk issue of 2009. HSBC Saudi Arabia and Samba Capital were joint lead ...
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Tories pledge to hike salaries to lure top City lawyers to regulator
The Conservatives will attempt to lure top City lawyers into the public sector with the promise of improved salaries should they take power at the next general election. Outlining Conservative policy for financial regulation on Monday, shadow chancellor George Osborne said he would scrap the FSA ...
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Asian economies set to boost City law firm profits
Legal work in the emerging Asian economies will provide the biggest profits boost to large law firms over the coming year – but only to firms with established ties, law firm management experts predicted this week. Profitability in the eurozone should remain stable, and there may ...
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Privileged background of solicitors laid bare in government report
A government-commissioned report that lays bare the privileged background of most lawyers shows that class distinction still dominates the sector.