Monthly Archives: October 2011

Should TV Cameras be Allowed in Court?

  In addition to wanting to reform employment law, the government also wants to improve the public’s understanding of the legal process by allowing filming inside courts. It is bound to be controversial – do you remember the furore over televising parliament when that was first proposed?  In general I tend to be in favour [...]

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Not with a Bang but a Whimper

So, today is the day: 6th October 2011, ABS day.  The day when the last element of the Legal Services Act comes into force, except that it hasn’t unless you happen to be licensed by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), who had the pleasure of making history by licensing the very first ABS. Premier [...]

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