UK judges reject proposals to bring in non-peer appraisals – Legal Week

Posted July 31st, 2008 in judiciary, news by sally

“The UK’s top judges have backed away from proposals that would have seen them appraised by court users, despite strong support from senior City litigators.”

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Legal Week, 31st July 2008

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How is the recession hitting lawyers? – The Times

Posted July 31st, 2008 in law firms, special report by sally

“Is the credit crunch going to crack open the legal business and hack back the ambitions and prospects of lawyers? ”

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The Times, 31st July 2008

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A boy can legally have two fathers, judge rules in landmark case – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 31st, 2008 in news, paternity by sally

“A five-year-old boy has been given two legal fathers in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which declares there is ‘no limit’ to the number of parents a child can have.”

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Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk