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OpinionRules on embargos tilt narrative towards powerful defendants
Defendants have time to digest and respond to judgments, while claimants must act on the hoof.
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OpinionA new space race: time for European legislation
The EU Space Act represents a powerful and potentially decisive instrument.
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OpinionIndependent legal advice scheme for rape victims is here to stay
There are some misconceptions about the purpose of ILA and how it functions.
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OpinionWhy culture, not policy, is the key to gender balance in law
Too often, conversations about gender balance in law focus on what is written down.
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OpinionYouth justice: time for a national conversation
We should not be comfortable about the fact 13,000 children are sentenced each year.
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OpinionMother in Law: Gen Z needs to start thinking about profits
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe outsiders
Private equity in the law seems to have parked its money and entered a holding pattern.
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OpinionMazur ruling is the law's Bobby Ewing moment - but can the profession forget?
Careers have been seriously disrupted while this unnecessary mess has gone on.
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OpinionLawyers and migration: a landmark case
Regvar v Slovenia may not be a classic case of deportation, but the court may still struggle to resist the campaign to give member states more say over migration matters.
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OpinionCourts and Tribunals Bill: unexpected day of drama
Line-by-line scrutiny was replaced with action-packed day of evidence sessions featuring impressive lineup of witnesses.
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OpinionHigh cost of court transcripts is neither inevitable nor accidental
Several immediate options are available to the government if it is committed to open justice.
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OpinionWeakening jury trials risks politicising Britain's courts
As the Courts and Tribunals Bill moves into committee, concerns sharpen. It is not a measured reform, it is a misstep.
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OpinionReflections after a council meeting
Members can think those governing a members’ body don’t have a clue. But the Law Society Council meeting last week showed we are at the heart of their current concerns.
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OpinionSDT's anonymity ruling takes us on a slippery slope from open justice
Alarm bells rang as the SRA brought an anonymity application over parties named in a case already in the public domain.
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OpinionFamily's poor relation
There are still only 13 family drug and alcohol courts in England, 18 years on from their foundation, despite their documented success.
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OpinionCarr’s coded message on sentencing
Lady chief justice's message to David Lammy was unspoken but entirely clear.
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