Practice points – Page 8
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FeatureData protection law and employee monitoring
Although a contentious issue in the workplace, employee monitoring is an increasingly necessary practice for employers.
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Freelance solicitors: a threat to the direct access bar
Similarities between the freelance solicitor model and the existing direct access barrister model should be cause for concern.
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Failing the test
Official reports on the ‘super-exam’ pilot raise far more questions than they answer, says the Association of Law Teachers. The SRA must disclose more information to assess whether the new SQE will be fit for purpose.
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Opening statement in police interviews is still an important strategy
The need for a defence lawyer to make an opening statement has been questioned, with some arguing its dangers.
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Why married farmers should consider legal protection
Divorce is never easy but with a farm involved, even the judiciary admit, finances can be ‘notoriously difficult to resolve’.
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Incinerate and litigate
The potential nuisance, personal injury and health risks associated with the incineration of waste.
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Time to get your risk assessments in order
SRA report highlights shortcomings in firms’ anti-money laundering measures.
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Making more of the digital badge
Logos are powerful icons of identity so the SRA digital badge is a missed opportunity.
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Government ministers wrong to attack decision to grant legal aid to ‘Isis Bride’
Such public and political attacks show worrying disregard for the rule of law.
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Clarity on the Angel Bell exception
Post-judgment freezing orders are becoming increasingly popular, and with good reason.
