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When 'no' means 'not unless'

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

It is a subtle difference between ‘no’ and ‘not unless’, which is potentially measured in thousands of pounds. In the case of Gary Minkin, it meant £5,500 in solicitors’ fees and possibly three times as much in assessment costs.

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Legal aid: the final reckoning

Vol 156 no 17 01-05-2012

It ended in a draw. A tied vote on domestic violence in the House of Lords – ironically the area where ministers have given the most. The government has the casting vote. Baroness Scotland’s amendment was lost, and with it the final...

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Are the courts adopting a new approach in fitness to plead cases?

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

Jeannie Mackie considers the likely consequences of an appeal decision that a mental element can be part of the act to be proved in fitness to plead cases

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Tasers: the safety of the public must be put first

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

The Met Police commissioner has decided to roll out potentially lethal weapons without considering the risks or reviewing the current guidance, says Sophie Khan

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Shades of grey

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the lawfulness of age discrimination failed to provide ready-to-use guidance but it nonetheless offers useful pointers on how employers and tribunals should approach objective justifications depending...

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The new housing benefit cap is unrealistic

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

The negative effects of the new cap on housing benefits may have been compensated by minor improvements for local authority tenants but the new rules are likely to endlessly shift housing problems from one council to the next without resolving...

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Solicitor advocates are not second class lawyers

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

Instead of treating solicitor advocates like lesser lawyers, barristers should work harder at differentiating the service they offer, says Sundeep Bhatia

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The Supreme Court has played it safe in Seldon

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

The ruling on compulsory retirement has put the interests of the public first, say Clare Murray and Charis Damiano

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Is the Compensation Fund a luxury in times of austerity?

Vol 156 no 18 08-05-2012

With the current climate still unstable and ABSs imminent, the fund is unlikely to survive in its current form, says Stuart Bushell

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