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By Karen Salt LPC Student and Author of ‘Confessions of an LPC Student‘ In light of the recent Solicitors Regulation Authority decision to abolish the minimum salary, I felt it was only right for me to give my opinion on … Continue reading
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By Gary Lee Walters, editor-in-chief This week I was asked to be on the panel for the Guardian HE Live Chat, Friday 18th May, 2012. Topic was ‘How to be a good lecturer‘ and here is my summary of the … Continue reading
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By Natalie Gefen, of firm The Law Department The term ‘gazumping’ describes a situation where the seller of a property verbally agrees to an offer price from a potential buyer, but then either changes the price at the last minute … Continue reading
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By Gary Lee Walters, editor-in-chief Last year I attended several ‘debates’ on various legal matters, as a delegate. One thing common to all in relation to its absence was the very thing those in attendance were there to do; debate. … Continue reading
Reblogged from Paul Bernal's Blog:
What kind of an internet do we want for our kids? And, perhaps more importantly, what kind of kids do we want to bring up?
These questions have been coming up a lot for me over the last week or so. The primary trigger has been the reemergence of the idea, seemingly backed by David Cameron (perhaps to distract us from the local elections!), of comprehensive, …
By Rachael Waring I’m sure a lot of us knew with the advent of the LSA and the ABS that it was only a matter of time before private equity firms dipped their toe into the into the legal waters … Continue reading
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By Felicity Gerry, Specialist Criminal barrister dealing in complex crimes. The label “sex offender” is not always what it seems… The current law relating to underage sex and rape of children is governed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which … Continue reading
By Karen Salt Masters in Law with…Distinction! That’s right, I finally got my results from the LLM and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I received an A- in my dissertation and this put my classification safely into … Continue reading
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By Vidocq I like to read about old unsolved cases. We usually refer to them as historical mysteries. One of them is the story of the unknown prisoner or the man in the iron mask. A lot has been written … Continue reading
By Lisa Quigley, CILEx Lawyer Conveyancing is the legal process by which property is bought and sold. Conveyancing lawyers carry out this process for you and, of course, they charge a fee. Conveyancing fees are the subject of much debate … Continue reading
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By Karen Salt – part II in the ‘Confessions of an LPC Student’ series. The Training Contract. To law students a training contract is like gold dust, but sadly it is also something we all need before we can be … Continue reading
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By Rachael Waring I don’t normally get into lots of debates about equal rights and women in the work place because we’ve heard it all before, haven’t we? Whilst on my stage 1 management course (compulsory for all Solicitors with … Continue reading
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By Karen Salt Confessions of an LPC Student: Legal Work Experience…A Week in the Life of Karen Salt Here it is what you’ve all been waiting for… my work experience diary! And what better way to procrastinate on a Sunday … Continue reading
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Memoirs of a very confusing lawyer – Confusion Part 2: Own goal[1] Forward I was originally going to write in response to the recent documentaries looking at Muslims in the UK in a bid to lower my blood pressure from … Continue reading
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By Vaughan Jacob, Barrister at Lamb Chambers, Temple MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD V UNITED KINGDOM (APPLICATION NO.39401/04) The Times, January 20, 2011, ECtHR. The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2000 Art.4 allowed the use of a Conditional Fee Agreement (“CFA”) in … Continue reading
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By Nora I Dimitrova Without doubt most of you will recall the student protests of 2010 as shocking. As students faced a triple increase of tuition fees, many vented frustration by marching and even vandalising property, but it seems few … Continue reading
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By Lisa Quigley, Associate Editor for CILEx Affairs It sounds like a simple enough question and one to which there should be one simple answer. Indeed there is and if you look in the right place it is clearly defined. … Continue reading
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By Gillian McCall Angelina Jolie’s newly released film, In the Land of Blood and Honey is about a blossoming relationship before the Yugoslavian war, between a Bosnian Serb man and a Bosniak woman, who, during the war end up in … Continue reading
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By Rachael Waring I was watching Melvyn Bragg’s new series, Melvyn Bragg on class and culture on Friday and it got me thinking about class and my own continuing experiences within our profession. I am from a working class background, … Continue reading
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As co-founder and panellist for the Nottingham Law School ‘Visions of Legal Education‘, I would like to share with you my vision. The document contains all visions, with the exception of Prof. John Cooper QC (which can be read here) … Continue reading
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By Professor John Cooper QC Ahead of the ‘Visions of Legal Education’ debate to be held at Nottingham Trent University on 03 May 2012, John kindly gives his vision for legal education and why it is so important, not just … Continue reading
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By Lawrence Van Rijn Peer to Peer: Protecting the criminals? We have seen the news, heard the complaints, yet, for some reason, we are hesitant to deal with piracy and infringement of copyrights as it seems to hinder freedom of … Continue reading
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By Ibrahim Hasan At a time when the phone hacking scandal has shone a spotlight on the murky world of police and tabloid surveillance, the Government, through the Protection of Freedoms Bill, is choosing a soft target in local authorities … Continue reading
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By Rachael Waring I’ve always had an interest in Private Client, specifically Wills, Probate and Estate Planning since studying it as an elective on the LPC back in 2006. At the time Personal Injury was buoyant and when you’ve got … Continue reading
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By Sara R. A. Williams A reply to Simon Myerson QC’s “I’d Rather Have a Coffee Than a Pupil” The topic of pupillage awards has sparked a great deal of debate in recent months. The increase from £10,000 to £12,000 … Continue reading
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By Lisa Quigley Pro bono is the term used in the legal world to describe work carried out voluntarily by lawyers, without charge. The term comes from the Latin pro bono publico which means for the public good. Lawyers provide … Continue reading
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By Adam Fellows UCL and Bindmans co-host an annual debate (8 February 2012) on a topic concerning the Press, and this year saw the fourth such debate in the series. With all that has gone one in the preceding twelve … Continue reading
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By Lisa Quigley, CILEx Lawyer An Alternative Route into Law George Eliot (1819-1880) once said “It is never too late to be what you want to be.” and I think she was right. With a few pinches of passion, determination, … Continue reading
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Memoirs of a very confusing lawyer Confusion Part 1: “My name is…”[1] *Looks around circle of people, gets up from chair nervously and starts to speak* “My name is Nazmin….and I am addicted to Bollywood films”. If this scene was … Continue reading
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Interview by Gary Lee Walters Foreword to interview Pictured: Gary Lee Walters (R) for StretLaw™ and ‘Jason’ (L) Activist. ‘Occupy Cardiff’ is a movement made up of (inter alia) anti-capitalist and anti-greed activists. They have a website here. More about the Cardiff protest … Continue reading
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By Beth Kerman Elizabeth Kerman: Ex-offender and ex-con. That is my social label. It is easier to acquire than some may think. But what is it like? What are the challenges? It is hard and it is tiring. It eats … Continue reading
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By Nazmin Akthar Memoirs of a very confusing lawyer: The Fusion Question Mark Part 2: The Inverted Coconut[1] A coconut: brown on the outside, white on the inside. No I am not talking about the drupe. A coconut is an individual of … Continue reading
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By Det. Sgt. Darren Bruce Complaints of historic sexual assault cases are often associated with a public and media stigma principally due to the time lapse between commission and reporting of the offence which, in some cases can be decades … Continue reading
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By Sonya O’Brien It may seem an odd thought, to those who have no experience in the Criminal Justice System, for a Criminal Defence Solicitor to want to help those who find themselves stuck in a perpetual state of offending. … Continue reading
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By Det. Sgt. Darren Bruce This is part 2, which concludes Investigating Historic Sexual Assault Cases by Det. Sgt. Darren Bruce Getting a case of this nature to court is the first major hurdle but if the offence is over twenty years old … Continue reading
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By Sara R. A. Williams The recent execution of Troy Davis in Georgia has brought the death penalty back into the spotlight. For those whom it most closely affects, and for the charities who campaign against it, it never went away. I … Continue reading
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By Nazmin Akthar The Fusion Question Mark Aged 6: A question mark (what child has an identity at that stage really). Aged 9: A girl (Nothing like playground politics to make you realise boys and girls are ‘different’). Aged 12: … Continue reading
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By Felicity Gerry When the act of sexual intercourse occurs with one party asleep, this is rape. For some women, waking up being penetrated is not an embarrassing event to be put down to experience but a frightening example of … Continue reading
