Latest blog – Page 18
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The government is chasing growth, with implications for law and regulation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the biggest change for the stock exchange in more than 30 years.
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Lawyers and the 2024 elections
If ‘lefty lawyer’ is the worst attack we have to put up with, we have come out of it a good deal better than our colleagues in France.
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Called to account
Election purdah and the nascent holiday season have muted the news klaxon somewhat. So the reprise of a couple of golden oldies is welcome.
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TA6 forms will continue to evolve
Modernising is always a challenge for conveyancers but we need to embrace it in order to thrive.
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Mother in Law: 'Why don’t you become an MP, Mum?'
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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What can lawyers expect from Labour?
The new prime minister is well aware that his most urgent legal challenge is prison overcrowding.
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To fix civil justice, the new government has a mountain to climb
Problems in civil justice are more like climate change – an existential threat, but one that, day to day, many find easier to ignore.
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E-evidence – EncroChat and more
As more and more evidence becomes electronic, the law and court decisions on e-evidence become more important.
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Unchartered territory
It is not just the SRA that is moving its tanks on to someone else’s lawn.
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Digital election: party manifestos assessed
A look at data and surveillance, AI regulation and Freedom of Information.
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DfE provides information on controversial experts pilot
The Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service, a Department for Education-funded pilot scheme, has caused concern among family and children lawyers.
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Bars to progress
It would seem positively eccentric to suggest that a former DPP will not be prime minister in three weeks. So how must we read the runes for justice?
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Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service and the law of unintended consequences
A serious problem with the concept of the SIHIS pilot is that it assumes that there can be ‘uniform’ opinion in these cases.
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Election date bets: what the law says
Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005 makes it a criminal offence to ‘cheat’ at gambling.
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Immigration lawyers under pressure everywhere
The UK's backlogs are grave: the immigration and asylum open caseload has increased 75% since last year.
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Labour must mend criminal justice
Letting prisoners out early may not sound as if it is putting the needs of victims first. But emergency measures can no longer be avoided.
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Mother in Law: Getting back on my A-game
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.