All Practice points articles – Page 30
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FeatureImmigration: Negotiating the rights of EU/UK nationals
Signs following UK’s proposal for EU citizen rights post-Brexit don’t appear positive.
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FeatureCharity: Changing legal lives
Lex:lead’s annual essay competition helps law students in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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FeatureStaying secure when agile working
Working out of the office? Beware of public Wi-Fi networks & other risks.
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FeatureBrexit and relocating with children overseas – mind the immigration and family law gaps
What will happen to families comprised of EU citizens when Britain leaves the EU?
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FeatureThe 10,000 hour rule – as in table tennis, so in law
Hours logged may not guarantee expertise, but it will assure clients that their work is in safe hands.
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FeatureThe laws the Grenfell Inquiry must tackle
The many difficulties the inquiry team will have to face in a regulatory minefield.
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FeatureWills and probate: Face to face with online wills
The Law Commission has rekindled the debate on replacing archaic will-making with a digital future.
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FeatureJudiciary: On the defensive
Politicians share the blame for creating a moral context in which judges can be ridiculed and vilified.
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FeatureEmployment tribunal fees - the next steps
What next after Supreme Court rules charging fees to bring an employment tribunal claim is unlawful.
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FeatureEmployment: Blowing the whistle
Appeal court decision could herald a resurgence of claims advanced under the whistleblower legislation.
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FeaturePre-action disclosure: Not worth the candle?
It will be a rare case where an application for pre-action disclosure is worth the effort
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FeatureBusiness lasting powers of attorney
What to do when a business owner lacks the capacity to make decisions.
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FeatureExtending the Unified Patent Court beyond the EU?
It is possible that the London-based UPC could have a future in Britain after Brexit - if roles are formalised now.
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FeatureTaylor made: the future of employment law?
Taylor Review has the potential to set the best practice guidelines for employment law for years to come.
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FeatureReturning to law: Reclaiming the ‘lost lawyers’
Women Returners and AWS London are helping solicitors back into the workplace after a career break.
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FeatureWhy are SCI claimants feeling let down by the legal system?
More could be done to improve the plight of those injured through medical negligence.
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FeatureLawtech workshop: In your own defence
In the second instalment of a regular Gazette feature, Peter Wright cites the NHS and Royal Navy in arguing that your old IT system might not be as safe as you think.
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FeatureClimate change: We'll always have Paris
Landmark agreement to cut emissions is likely to survive the withdrawal of the US.
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FeatureClimate change on corporate behaviour
Demands for a new corporate offence of failing to prevent human rights abuses are becoming mainstream.