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Contempt of Court Act 1981 and tweeting: How do we address the risk of prejudice inherent in the internet? What are your views?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49 Section 1 Contempt of Court Act 1981 "In this Act “the strict liability rule” means the rule...
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Merger Most Foul - McGrigors and Pinsents are to merge deferolaw.com
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Bonkers American law suit lawadvice.uk.com
February 7th, 2012 by Marie-Claire Clinton Now much as I grumble about our system, it could be worse – I could practice inAmerica. A friend of mine brought this article to my attention (thank you Elizabeth) and gave me a laugh...

Employment case law - X v Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 28 Ca
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2011/28.htmlThe Court of Appeal held that a voluntary worker without a legally binding ...

Do you think 2012 will be a year of change for the legal sector?
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With very sluggish growth predicted, it’s going to be a tough year for all businesses and this in itself will continue to impact the legal sector as...

This is all over the news media today. But the real cause of all this is referral fees. MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND DO'NT LEAVE IT...
THEY WILL JUSH BRUSH IT UNDER AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE 2004.
MPs attack rising whiplash claims bbc.co.uk
11 January 2012 Last updated at 19:00 ET Whiplash claims should be supported by evidence of injury and inconvenience, the MPs say The cost of car insurance could be cut if the government restricted the huge number of subjective...

Value Pricing of legal services deferolaw.com
I've been reading lots on the theme of value pricing. I've also started experimenting with it.

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I have just joined a top set of chambers and wondering how to quickly improve referrals from solicitor firms. Does anyone have any hot ...

Would anyone in this forum who knows about libel be willing to do a fellow LinkedIn member a favour by taking a quick look at an email...
I believe it to be defamatory – I’d like to know if lawyers agree, and if so whether there's anything I can do about it? I'm in the UK ...

Is the ban on referral fee's a positive or negative for Personal Injury Solicitors? ...
Is this a positive as PI Solicitors will no longer have to pay extortianate prices per case so this will in turn mean they make a ...

What is the best business structure for a UK practice and what are the tax implications?
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Moore and Smalley's head of professional practices, Karen Hain, and tax partner, Rachel Marsdin, discuss the most appropiate business structures for...

French Property
We are looking for a solicitor based from Bournemouth to New Forest area who has experience in drafting wills for UK resident clients ...

Nice article on work equipment injury claims. Thoughts??
WHY DEFECTIVE WORK EQUIPMENT ACCIDENT CLAIMS ARE USUALLY SUCCESSFUL justicedirectory.co.uk
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) came into force on 5 December 1998, and both employers and employees should ensure they are fully aware of the duties and responsibilities imposed on them.

Employment law case summary - Commissioner Of Police Of The Metropolis v Weeks (Sex Discrimination : Vicarious liability) [2011] UKEAT...
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/2011/0130_11_2211.htmlThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police was found at a prehearing ...
