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OpinionGround in a slow mill: farewell to Chancery?
The new Business and Property Division will remove the last vestige of Dickens' Bleak House court. In theory.
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OpinionPM’s conjuring trick may prove less than magic
Andy Burnham’s decision to exclude killers and some other offenders from the government’s early-release scheme for prisoners serving fixed sentences is a hostage to fortune.
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OpinionWilting under the strain
At what point does this ever-growing list of additions and subtractions for lawyers become insupportable?
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OpinionPM Law mess was foreseeable, but the SRA wouldn't listen
Profession is likely to end up paying £30m for the PM Law client losses. But the warning signs were all there.
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OpinionNot just the prison system in crisis
The government needs to give the same emergency treatment to legal aid as it is currently giving to prisons.
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OpinionThe independence of in-house lawyers - again
It was not a quiet August for in-house lawyers.
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OpinionDolly Parton built a $450m empire. What happens to it now?
Music legend’s death is a timely reminder of the importance of legacy planning.
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OpinionThe 'applicable law' fault line running through the Channel
A new development could have finally resolved issues around English wills and French property.
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OpinionThis Woodville scandal is going to be huge
Failed litigation funder seems to have raised £390 million from investors. Many seem to be regretting it.
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OpinionNavigating music rights for James Bond's next mission
IP lawyer provides an insight into his work advising composer David Arnold on the theme song for video game 007 First Light.
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OpinionMoJ must grasp interest on client account scheme
Andy Burnham’s administration has an early and inexpensive opportunity to enhance access to justice.
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OpinionAssets of community value reform gives community groups teeth
The balance between community interests and private ownership is shifting: businesses should assess their exposure now.
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OpinionWe need to rethink our approach to Football Banning Orders
Current regulations do not make a big enough distinction between organised disorder and lower-level offending.
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OpinionFunny, courageous and so talented: Remembering the late, great Paul Ridout
Paul taught me lessons decades ago that I still draw upon.
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OpinionThe government has toughened its fraud laws - now it must make them count
Jonathan Fisher KC’s Fraud in the Digital Age report delivers a clear warning about the scale of fraud in the UK.
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OpinionA nuclear life on the ocean wave
Are we really poised to enter a golden age of maritime nuclear power? The idea looks far-fetched.
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OpinionAlex Norris passes first big test
Norris has faced the modern politician’s greatest ordeal: an 11-minute prime-time interview with Nick Robinson on the Today programme.