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Day of the Endangered Lawyer
2022-01-24T15:47:00+00:00By Jonathan Rayner
Panel discussion chaired by Law Society international human rights adviser reveals perils of legal professionals around the world.
Best of the blogs - 22 January 2022
2022-01-22T06:26:00+00:00
Missed our blogs this week? Here’s our top five…
An illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
2022-01-21T11:14:00+00:00By Eduardo Reyes
The Home Office has some proposed laws on immigration and asylum – it just doesn’t have a legal system it should try to put them in.
We must do something to level the playing field in the SDT
2022-01-20T12:16:00+00:00By Gideon Habel , Romany Kisbee-Batho
Radical change may not be realistic but workable solutions can be found.
Without reform of child justice, things will get bleaker
2022-01-19T10:13:00+00:00By Fiona Dyer
Research shows that the negative and unexpected consequences of child detention are worse than previously thought.
Intervene Project: Providing representation for the abandoned
2022-01-18T11:04:00+00:00By Evie Smith
A law firm charity that represents prisoners has seen demand for its services soar, as abuses have become commonplace throughout the penal system.
Legal Twitter, can you help?
2022-01-17T11:05:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
If you look at #LegalTwitter, you will find people asking for legal advice all the time.
Best of the blogs - 15 January 2022
2022-01-15T06:28:00+00:00
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Mother in law: Look after good staff
2022-01-14T00:01:00+00:00By Anonymous
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
‘Mercy killings’ – no getting away with murder
2022-01-14T00:01:00+00:00By Joshua Rozenberg
New guidance for use in suspected 'mercy killings' will not decriminalise homicide.
Priced out of justice – unless you’re an oligarch
2022-01-14T00:01:00+00:00By Rachel Rothwell
Just an up-and-coming UK supplier screwed over by its biggest customer? Sorry, but the London courts are not for you.
A system that has reached breaking point
2022-01-14T00:01:00+00:00By Daniel Peacock
Criminal legal aid reports show that the profession as it stands has recruitment, retention, diversity and sustainability problems.
Mainstreaming crypto
2022-01-14T00:01:00+00:00By Michael Cross
Crypto technology stands today roughly where the worldwide web stood in 1996.
Putting health and wellbeing first at a time of seismic change
2022-01-13T12:05:00+00:00By Jason Romer
Leaders of law firms will emerge from the last couple of years as more empathetic leaders – they cannot afford not to.
Crypto: Let’s party like it’s 1996
2022-01-12T12:50:00+00:00By Michael Cross
The current NFT craze may feel like 17th century tulip-mania. But what if it’s more like the birth of the worldwide web?
Colston statue acquittals show how important juries really are
2022-01-11T11:19:00+00:00By Elena Papamichael
Being tried by your peers is essential to democracy.
Is the Nationality and Borders Bill just another example of bad law-making?
2022-01-10T13:11:00+00:00By Alexandra Sinclair, Saba Shakil
The bill poses a unique threat to both access to justice and the rule of law.
Should more lawyers have featured in the New Year Honours?
2022-01-10T11:38:00+00:00By Jonathan Goldsmith
Throughout the pandemic, there have been solicitors who risked their health, and potentially their lives, in police stations, prisons and courts.
Best of the blogs - 7 January 2022
2022-01-08T06:59:00+00:00
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Role models are key to improving diversity in the profession
2022-01-07T11:47:00+00:00By Shaheen Mamun
As a first-generation lawyer from a minority ethnic background, I stepped into a career that seemed daunting and challenging, writes Shaheen Mamun.
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