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Using LexisNexis for Employment Applications
Posted by Roya Zohrabi to Student Associates, College of Law, Guildford blog on the 23rd October 2012.
Hello everyone,
The opening date for most vacation scheme and work experience applications draws nearer as we get ready to enter the month of November. For many students, this month is a hectic one packed with deadlines for coursework due before...
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Drop-In Sessions
Posted by Roya Zohrabi to Student Associates, College of Law, Guildford blog on the 23rd October 2012.
Due to the LPC coursework going out this week, I won't be able to assist LPC students with research questions or tactics similar to what's in the coursework until the coursework deadline date of 10th December has passed. This does NOT affect part-time...
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Has implementation of the law on forced marriage been vigorous enough?
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 27th April 2012.
According to an article earlier this month in the Independent, victims of forced marriage are now being forced to wed in more far-flung places than originally thought. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office dealt with over 1,500 cases of forced...
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Changes to unfair dismissal law
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 27th April 2012.
Will Government changes to the qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal create a risk of a "hire and fire" culture? The Government has very recently increased the qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal from one year to two...
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Lawyers sue law schools for producing too many lawyers!
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 27th April 2012.
While you may think of the American population as generations of litigants, it would appear that this is no longer the situation. America's legal system is apparently shrinking and now thousands of young graduates who went to law school to train as...
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Looking at the Olympics through lawyer's eyes
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 15th March 2012.
The London Olympic Games is fast approaching. Over the coming months,a wide range of brands will produce an enormous number of adverts and other promotional material attempting ride upon the wave of enthusiasm using references to London 2012.
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2012 Student Survey
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 13th March 2012.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE LEXIS NEXIS ANNUAL STUDENT SURVEY TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING £1000 VIRGIN VOUCHERS.
The survey asks questions about what research methods you use, which online legal research providers you are aware of and currently...
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A Sea of Change
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 4th March 2012.
Times are certainly changing for solicitors. Currently, solicitors have to deal with two wide-reaching changes: Firstly, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is implementing a new style of regulation and secondly, SRA-licensed alternative business...
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DIY Divorce?
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 29th February 2012.
For those of you who are studying the LPC and soon to embark upon the Family elective, you may be interested to know that an online divorce service is now being offered by law firms.
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2012: A plethora of changes to the Planning Law System
Posted by MaryDancer to College of Law, Guildford blog on the 28th February 2012.
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The introduction of a non-negotiable community infrastructure levy (likely to be adopted by most local councils). The result of this will be that the owners of developments requiring planning permissionwill have to pay a charge towards the...
