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OpinionTaking the heat off junior lawyers
While long hours and high expectations may be part of the job, the profession needs to evolve. Wellbeing is just as important as legal skill.
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OpinionWhy we need a child cruelty register
Register would require individuals convicted of specified offences to supply details to the police.
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OpinionSparring partners
The chancellor is reportedly poised to raid LLP partners for tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds by removing their tax breaks. Lawyers are in her crosshairs too.
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OpinionWe do not need to reinvent the wheel to fix the courts crisis
'Courtwatchers' who took part in a Transform Justice project made 18 breathtakingly simple recommendations.
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OpinionECHR: Seventy-five and still indispensable
Why the European Convention on Human Rights matters as much as ever.
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OpinionSRA failures – planning for the aftermath
‘Just sort it out!’ is a reasonable request for the profession to make of the Law Society. But there is a chasm between what many would like the Society to do, and what it can actually do.
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OpinionMother in Law: Mazur – on whose authority?
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhen risk becomes discrimination in property law
Legitimate clients are being flatly refused by lenders and solicitors because of their family names.
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OpinionHow junior and mid level solicitors can advance their careers
Advancing as a solicitor isn’t just about clocking up years of experience.
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OpinionOld flames
You can tell how long a business journalist has been around by the number of ‘bonfires of red tape’ they have witnessed.
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OpinionThe ECHR: legal and political fault lines
The question is not whether the European Convention on Human Rights is outdated, but if the political narrative around it is eroding the very trust it was designed to uphold.
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OpinionAn open letter to the SRA from an SSB Law whistleblower
SRA chair Anna Bradley favours continuity at the top, but this simply won’t do.
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OpinionMother in Law: Growing up too fast
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSSB saga has proved the case for radical regulatory reform
It is tempting to look at SSB in isolation and cast aspersions, but there is a wider picture here.
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OpinionWhy digitisation will support, not replace, conveyancers
Let’s not fall for the idea that digitisation is a threat. Reform is long overdue, and it’s designed to elevate the conveyancing profession, not eliminate it.
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OpinionNOT PASS – how to navigate SQE failure
Failure can, at first, feel like a fatal blow to an aspiring solicitor’s career.
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OpinionA scandal waiting to happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
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OpinionA culture of inertia
Incoming SRA chief executive Sarah Rapson will need to get to grips with the organisation’s cultural flaws as soon as she arrives.