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Social security
EU nationals - Habitual residence - Indirect discrimination - Justification Galina Patmalniece v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: SC (Lord Hope (deputy president), Justices of the Supreme Court Lord Rodger, Lord Walker, Lady Hale, Lord Brown): 16 ...
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Riding roughshod over the rules
I read with some interest and no little surprise that it seems that insurers are not disclosing to their policyholders referral arrangements and the level of fees they receive. After the introduction of the Solicitors Code of Conduct in 2007, there was a personal injury conference ...
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NatWest shame
I am a newly qualified criminal defence solicitor. I write with reference to your recent item on NatWest’s decision effectively to scrap graduate loans. I am one of those solicitors who would not have made it without such financial backing. I came from a comprehensive school, ...
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Loopy litigants
More or less the first training I had during my articles in the 1950s was the morning rounds of summonses held in the Bear Garden at the Royal Courts of Justice, writes James Morton. Today, everything is probably done electronically, but back then there was ...
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Making the most of law firm mergers
In the last few days we have seen announcements of two mergers: Noble is merging with Wembley and Watford http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legal-aid-firm-merger-embrace-new-opportunities .
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Making the most of law firm mergers
In the last few days we have seen announcements of two mergers: Noble is merging with Wembley and Watford to create critical mass in the criminal defence market and Weightmans is to merge with Mace and Jones on 1 May.
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Ilex fast-track route proves popular
More than 270 law graduates have embarked on the Institute of Legal Executives’ (ILEX) fast-track route to becoming a solicitor since its launch in 2009, the Gazette has learned. Some 66 graduates applied for the scheme during the last quarter. ...
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Young women solicitors far outnumber men
Women solicitors significantly outnumber men at the younger end of the profession, according to Law Society research published today. If current trends continue, the profession could comprise more women than men within the next ten years. The Society’s annual statistical report shows ...
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Family Procedure Rules
The new Family Procedure Rules come into effect on 6 April. They are a welcome step in consolidating the existing disparate set of rules. They provide a single set of rules for family proceedings whether in the High Court, county courts or magistrates’ courts. No ...
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At the end of the line: is the solicitors' profession full?
Since 1960, when 19,069 solicitors held practising certificates (PCs), the number of solicitors with PCs rose by 2,000 a year on average to 117,862 by the end of July 2010. This number increased every year for 50 years except for 1971 and 1983. ...
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A royal ding-dong
While Obiter will be having a quiet word with the postman about the strange non-arrival of a Royal Wedding invite, there is some comfort in the knowledge that there is another exciting royal event – with plenty of bells – in 2012. Next year will ...
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Jackson reforms ‘devastating’
The government’s plans to implement Lord Justice Jackson’s headline civil costs reforms are a ‘devastating attack on access to justice’, the Law Society warned on Tuesday. Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke confirmed this week that legislation will be introduced to implement Jackson’s reforms, which will force winning ...
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Judges should be given the respect they deserve
by District Judge Paul Mildred, the new President of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges, Bournemouth Combined Court Centre It is time to bring back respect for the judiciary along with everyone else involved in public service.
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Snooze control
The justice secretary copped some stick for – allegedly – nodding off during chancellor George Osborne’s budget speech last week. But while Ed Miliband accused the lord chancellor of catching 40 winks, and Ladbrokes revealed it had paid out a four-figure sum to a customer ...
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Law Society of Scotland defers constitutional reform
A three-year project to modernise the constitution of the 10,500-strong Law Society of Scotland has run into difficulties, after solicitors failed to agree on the proposed changes. At the Edinburgh-based body’s annual meeting last Friday, a motion to rescind the current constitution won approval, with ...
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Coalition failing on law reform
I read with interest your Opinion highlighting the helter-skelter approach to law reform being pursued by the coalition, While the Con-Dems certainly appear keen to sell to public opinion their reforming credentials, their words do not match their deeds. That rancid chestnut – the ‘compensation culture’ ...
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Clyde & Co fails to thwart partner’s tribunal hearing
A City firm has failed to stop a former partner from bringing sex and pregnancy discrimination claims to the Employment Tribunal by seeking to rely on an arbitration clause in its partnership agreement. Clyde & Co dismissed Krista Bates van Winkelhof in January. She then filed ...
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Complaints clinic: Legal Ombudsman
Effective communication and regular updates are key to managing clients’ expectations When I came into post a couple of years ago now, one thing was immediately clear to me. ...
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Civil Procedure
Extradition - Appeal notice - European Arrest Warrants - Time limits Kane v Spain: QBD (Admin) (Mr Justice Collins) 17 March 2011 The appellant (K) appealed against a decision of ...
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Civil Procedure
Charities - Conditional permission - Permission to appeal - Protective costs orders R (on the application of Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA (Civ Div) (Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Lords Justices Hooper, Rimer): ...