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Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme
Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme
Wed Dec 02 2009
Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme
Barristers have reacted angrily to an announcement from the LSC today that one option for 'very high cost' criminal cases would be to extend the limits for the standard graduated fee scheme from cases lasting 40 days to 60 days.
Fit for purpose
Fit for purpose
Tue Nov 17 2009
Fit for purpose
Jane Ching examines Lord Hunt's recommendations on education, qualification and CPD, and his focus on competence as a pre-requisite for being professionally fit
Update: clinical negligence
Update: clinical negligence
Tue Nov 10 2009
Update: clinical negligence
Jock Mackenzie reviews cases involving doctors' breach of duty, including allegations of misdiagnosis, failure to seek specialist evidence and evidential matters
Concentrating the mind
Concentrating the mind
Tue Nov 10 2009
Concentrating the mind
The role of the mental health tribunals is changing, but it remains to be seen how a shift from a medical to a legal approach will balance patients' rights with public risk, says Keith Wilding
Well trained
Well trained
Tue Oct 06 2009
Well trained
Firms withdrawing training contracts must act fairly and in a non-discriminatory manner to avoid claims that could damage their reputation, says Gemma Sowerby
Well disposed
Well disposed
Tue Sep 15 2009
Well disposed
Charities looking to sell land must comply with several statutory obligations before entering into a contract, says Jane Lonergan
More than words
More than words
Wed Aug 26 2009
More than words
The Criminal Justice Act has been incorrectly worded and those eligible for compensation following wrongful imprisonment are being denied their rights, says Richard Emery
Public benefit challenge 'difficult', lawyers say
Public benefit challenge 'difficult', lawyers say
Tue Aug 18 2009
Public benefit challenge 'difficult', lawyers say
The Independent Schools Council, the body representing fee-paying schools, would face difficulties in bringing proceedings against the Charity Commission over its application of the ‘public benefit' test, lawyers have said.
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