Practice points – Page 28
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The Employment Rights Act: falling behind the gig economy
Using legislation from 1996 to determine whether someone is employed, self-employed or a worker is unsatisfactory.
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Taking account of dishonesty
Fraud and fresh evidence were factors in a recent High Court decision
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Government crackdown on 'no platform' decisions in universities
Legal duties have moved to centre stage in a fight over freedom of speech in higher education establishments.
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Schools monitoring student internet use
Are students and their parents aware that schools are monitoring online activities even when at home?
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MIB gears up for new untraced drivers agreement
Motor Insurers Bureau updates agreement for accidents involving untraced drivers, including ‘hit and runs’ and motorcyclists losing control due to diesel spills.
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Settlement conferences
I was apprehensive about settlement conferences for public law cases, but a pilot scheme in Devon has made me rethink.
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Mental capacity: winners and losers
Law Commission report on Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty.
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Casting the net wider
The ongoing expansion of corporate criminal liability carries new risks for legal advisers.
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A Brexit survival guide for lawyers
Law firms have multiple challenges, not only legal and regulatory, but also commercial.
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Snubbing the secular
The Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation is facing an international abuse scandal on a scale akin to the Catholic Church.
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Laws of robotics: after Asimov
The EU has stepped in to ‘kick-start’ a meaningful discussion on the legislative direction of artificial intelligence.
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DPAs – the story so far
There is an increasing potential for allegations of wrongdoing to feature in commercial litigation and arbitration.
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Costs protection: warnings and Calderbank offers
The Court of Protection has exhibited a robust approach to the exercise of its costs jurisdiction.
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Junior lawyers: my first day in court
A baptism of fire in Bradford taught me some valuable lessons.
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Duplication of enforcement
What happens when two professional bodies receive a virtually identical complaint about a member concerning a breach of their rules, code or principles?
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Child protection in football – lessons still to be learned
The emerging revelations about sex abuse in football suggest mistakes were made. How can we ensure they are not repeated?
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Conveyancing: taxing obligations
Managing stamp taxes compliance has become a whole lot harder.
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Financial regulation: Senior Managers Regime
I look at a package of further measures released by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Coming to terms with fixed costs
Richard Allen considers what solicitors need to do if the proposed fixed-costs regime materialises.