Commentary and opinion
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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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OpinionJudge sends clear message on blasphemy
Mr Justice Bennathan’s robust approach tells prosecutors and magistrates that freedom of expression includes the right to cause offence.
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OpinionSSB scandal is worse than Axiom Ince - this time there’s no excuse
A culture of complacency and arrogance has created this self-inflicted mess.
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OpinionSolicitors should not fear citizen-facing lawtech tools
Only technology can fill the need for affordable legal assistance.
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OpinionPost-Mazur, we should think big
Welcoming CILEX members into the solicitors’ profession would resolve two problems that confront us.
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OpinionChina 'spy' prosecution: perplexing questions
Crown Prosecution Service statement on the abandoned case has baffled most legal observers.
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OpinionWhat the Law Society has done to get TA6 right
The latest version of the property information form has been tested with sellers and conveyancers to make sure it is clear and logical.
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OpinionA new costs war begins
Paying parties have wasted no time in citing Mazur in their points of dispute.
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OpinionBlack History Month: 60 Years Since the 1965 Race Relations Act
The Act was a modest and imperfect start to a journey that is still unfinished.
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OpinionConservatives court controversy with attacks on judicial independence
Robert Jenrick led the attacks on 'activist' judges this week. He really should know better.
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OpinionECHR: 'Mamma Mia, here we go again'
Arguments about leaving the European Convention on Human Rights have become the focus of political attention once more.
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OpinionDoes terror act interfere with human rights?
Hundreds of protesters accused of expressing support for the banned terrorist organisation Palestine Action will be interested in a hearing at the Supreme Court next month.
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OpinionMazur v Charles Russell Speechlys: What solicitors need to know
On 16 September, the High Court delivered its ruling in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, which examined who is authorised to conduct litigation on behalf of clients.
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OpinionWe lawyers need to be vigilant against ‘fake law’
Runnymede Trust’s recent analysis finds that the word ‘illegal’ remains the number one term associated with ‘immigrants’ in public discourse.