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Scrapping snap evictions

Beware unintended consequences: billed as the biggest change to the private rental sector in a generation, could abolishing section 21 no-fault evictions end up harming the very people it is intended to help? 

24 June 2019 / James Browne
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How to e-work Pt 2

Take heart: e-bundling will soon become second nature. A step-by-step housekeeping guide on how to handle everyday e-bundles using PDF Expert (Mac), Acrobat and PDF-XChange (Windows)   

30 May 2019 / Paul Hart
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No one’s fault

Fault-based divorce law has long been felt to aggravate family conflict and the significant publicity generated by Owens v Owens has forced the government to consider the issue again. A look at the proposed reforms 

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Booze and the Bar

Now that the joys of dry January are gone, how are you feeling about your drinking? A barrister’s frank account 

30 May 2019 / Anon
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Trauma risk

Legal professionals face potentially traumatic events every day. This year’s Wellness Forum on 21 June turns to the military, police, medical services and CPS to learn how we can better manage the risks we face at the Bar 

 

30 May 2019 / Rachel Spearing KC
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Online harm & a risky duty of care

Social media regulation, free speech and the rule of law: democratic legislatures are scrambling to regulate and the government’s white paper on online harm needs careful scrutiny 

 

30 May 2019 / Zoe McCallum
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LASPO Review and the Family Court

Worth the wait or too little too late? The review is frank, wide-ranging and lengthy but the action plan 
has little to offer family justice, law and practice
 

30 May 2019 / Lucy Reed KC
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Justice first fellow

An unconventional yet holistic route to the Bar for the Justice First Fellow at the Public Law Project and a meaningful use of law 

30 May 2019 / Ollie Persey
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Not getting silk – yet

If at first you don’t succeed... but don’t be tempted to reheat last year’s application. A rallying account from a third-time-lucky silk 

30 May 2019 / Philip Shepherd KC
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Legal aid funding at inquests

Making sure inquests remain inquisitorial: a quid pro quo? Calls to extend non-means tested legal aid for families in inquests where the state is legally represented were rejected by government for reasons of cost – but also effect 

30 May 2019 / Matthew Hill
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