9 April 2018
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NewsSmooth as Silk? Not quite...
The old dictum ‘You may have your choice of counsel but not the counsel of your choice’ seems to have cropped up recently in the Northern Ireland case over whether a defendant had to have a silk represent him. The question whether a good junior is better than a poor ...
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Opinion
Understanding inquiries
Charlotte Phillips reflects on reasons for a rise in public inquiries.
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Opinion
Pay expectations gap
Omitting partners on the grounds that they are owners was always going to look bad.
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News
News focus: gender pay expectations gap
Excluding equity partners effectively allows many firms to constrict their gender pay gap. But the tide has turned and more realistic figures have come in — what do they tell us?
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Opinion
Exam question
Neil Parpworth is amused by the historical and current disussions of examinations for to-be lawyers.
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Opinion
Embrace neurodiversity
Legal employers that foster a more neurodiverse workforce will reap real benefits.
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News
First digital mortgage signed
HM Land Registry annouced the first digital mortgage deed has been entered into the Land Register.
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Opinion
Insider’s track on criminal justice
Adrian Lower reviews The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken.
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Opinion
When toy story goes to court
David Pickup reviews You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel v. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side .
