All News blog articles – Page 8
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OpinionTouting situation is deteriorating
The SRA is dangerously proposing to water down public protection from touting.
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Competition law isn’t up to the job
The Competition and Markets Authority is wrong to be cross with consumers who do not switch supplier.
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Shiner’s secret prosecution is a farce
The human rights lawyer believes in transparency, doesn’t he?
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With Goddard gone, this inquiry needs strong leader
Victims will feel angry at the latest resignation from the child abuse inquiry – the next move is crucial.
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Goddard – what next for child abuse inquiry?
The inquiry into child abuse is much bigger than one person, but Dame Lowell Goddard’s approach means she will be a hard act to follow.
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Brexit: article 50 and all that
A multi-faceted legal debate is under way about triggering article 50 under the UK’s unwritten constitution.
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Byron burgers – what we have learnt
Irrespective of how one feels about the immigration ‘sting’, employers must understand what the law demands.
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Surrogacy law needs parental guidance
Law Commission suggests legislation is not keeping pace with social change.
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ABSs are no threat, so why treat them differently?
Non-lawyers must pledge to promote access to justice. That’s ridiculous.
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Would City law firms invest in a CLAF?
Could the City be persuaded to inject cash into a not-for-profit funder?
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Turkey and the rule of law
In the wake of Turkey’s failed coup, the purge of its judiciary is a deeply troubling development.
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Turkey: hope amid the turmoil
The cleansing of Turkey’s judiciary may be necessary – but only after open and thorough investigation.
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Did it really cost £86k to break Alan Blacker?
Solicitor was rightly struck off, but the nature and weight of the case seems disproportionate.
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QOCS pessimism is flawed
The status quo is unconscionable. Any government committed to upholding the rule of law must extend qualified one-way costs shifting to police claims.
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Fusion via the back door
Has the process of fusing the solicitor and barrister professions already begun?
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Data law: keep calm and cry freedom
A Brexiting government should consider eschewing the EU's general data protection regulation.
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Will we see QOCS expanded to new areas?
Extension to claims against police about as likely as England winning the 2018 World Cup.
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Throw consumers to the wolves. It’s cheaper
Of course the unregulated legal sector is cheaper. That’s why it’s such a danger to clients.
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Sleepwalking into an SDT civil burden of proof
The SRA has used the fraud taskforce to push its agenda – and the government has let it.
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Costs: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
