Practice points – Page 40
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FeatureInsurance Act: Flexible and fit for purpose
The Insurance Act 2015 revamps outdated and unsatisfactory legislation
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Devil in the detail of autumn statement
Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement contained important changes for law firms.
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FeatureDefining dishonesty: Personal injury
Is ‘fundamental dishonesty’ the new battleground in industrial disease cases?
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FeatureClosed Material Procedures: disclosure
The question of what procedural fairness demands in the context of national security is troubling the courts.
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FeatureCombating data theft
Preventing the hacking of data is a logistical problem rather than a legal one.
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FeatureLawyers against poverty
New pro bono collective Oxfam Lawyers Against Poverty is working to improve legal education and boost access to justice in the central Asian republic of Tajikistan.
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FeatureLegal aid contracts: start again
After botching the criminal tender process, the Legal Aid Agency must work with the profession to facilitate market consolidation.
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FeatureThe royal prerogative of mercy
In the English tradition, the RPM is one of the historic royal prerogatives reserved to the British monarch, in which she can grant pardons to persons convicted of criminal offences.
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FeatureWhen loans become assets to freeze
The effect of a recent judgment on freezing orders is far-reaching for clients and lawyers.
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FeaturePrivate prosecutions: a valuable safeguard
Fears that the increase in private prosecutions poses a threat to criminal justice are misplaced.
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FeatureLLPs catch their second wind
It is hard to foresee rapid movement away from the LLP model in the short-term.
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FeatureAccess to new markets
Relaxing the separate business rule could increase choice, but will it confuse clients?
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FeatureDangers of fixed costs in NHS claims
For the sake of the NHS and its patients, the Department of Health must listen to practitioners before moving forward with fixed costs.
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FeatureCandidates in context
How a ground-breaking recruitment tool can improve graduate social mobility.
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FeatureNoise-induced hearing loss claims
The prospect of fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss claims.
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FeatureWho owns street art?
A Banksy mural that appeared on the back of an amusement arcade triggered a groundbreaking legal dispute.
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FeatureIP: protecting creative endeavour
Intellectual property laws are fundamental to our economy.
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FeatureNCA in trouble again
Following criticism over its conduct in a high-profile financial crime investigation, the National Crime Agency has come under fire once more.
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FeatureLegal professional privilege
Is it time for the English courts to widen the definition of client for privilege purposes?