Legal Representation in UK Law
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Changing Patterns of Legal Representation in Divorce: From Lawyers to Pro Se
Governmental assistance for legal representation in civil cases is far greater in the United Kingdom than in the United States of America. This article explores the extent of legal support for low–...
- Funding Legal Representation of Police Officers
- Funding Legal Representation of Police Officers
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Victim legal representation and the adversarial criminal trial: A critical analysis of proposals for third-party counsel for complainants of serious sexual violence
The past several decades have witnessed a shift toward victim interests being considered and incorporated within adversarial systems of justice. More recently, some jurisdictions have somewhat cont...
- The Right of Legal Representation Before Administrative Tribunals
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New employee representation. Legal developments and New Zealand unions
Legislative protections supporting New Zealand's compulsory arbitration system made unions a vital part of industrial relations from 1894 to 1991. Following a dramatic shift to a more deregulated l...
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Adversarial Mythologies: Policy Assumptions and Research Evidence in Family Law
This article contrasts policy advocacy of alternative dispute resolution, and demonization of lawyers and court proceedings in family law, with research evidence that calls those policy positions i...... ... , broadly, that restrictions on the availability of publicly funded legal representation do not necessarily lead parties to choose alternative ... ...
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Sexual Harassment Judgments by British Employment Tribunals 1995–2005: Implications for Claimants and their Advocates
This article reports on the first large‐scale study of sexual harassment litigation in Britain based on analysis of official case records. Its aim is to identify key factors distinguishing successf...... ... Power resources in the form of legal representation significantly affect case outcomes. Implications for ... ...
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Victim representation for sexual history evidence in Ireland: A step towards or away from meeting victims’ procedural justice needs?
Sexual assault cases have historically resulted in persistent victim dissatisfaction with, and alienation from, the prosecution process. As a result, some adversarial jurisdictions have moved conte...... ... As a result, some adversarial jurisdictions have moved contentiously towards integrating victim participation rights within the legal process to address sexual assault victims’ procedural and substantive justice concerns. The introduction of section 34 of the Sex Offenders Act ... ...
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Relationships between lawyers and victims of crime: Forming a new context
This qualitative study offers a comprehensive overview of lawyers and clients who have been victims of crimes as to their optimal relationship, based on interviews with both groups. The findings cl...... ... to develop social justice professionalism balanced between legal andtherapeutic skills, including the caring skills necessary for ... will enable the legal practitioner to better balance legal representation withemotional support based on the client’s needs rather than on the ... ...
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