All Columnist articles – Page 14
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Opinion
Mother in Law: The pleasure of reading
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Russian sanctions move further into legal services
We cannot boast about how indispensable our services are to international trade while expecting our work to escape efforts to cut Russia off from trading with the west.
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Fantastic case for reining in judges
Judicial Power Project's latest programme of constitutional reform is remarkably ill-timed.
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Mother in Law: Older and wiser – but still learning on the job
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Farewell then, Brussels. So what now?
As the Law Society’s Brussels office closes, here’s why we must maintain close ties with our EU neighbours.
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When clients harm us
Concerns about lawyer wellbeing traditionally focus on workplace problems, rather than issues arising from clients.
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Needed – a phrase to describe us
Is there a phrase which describes the role of a lawyer truthfully and positively, and which can be used as shorthand in public discourse?
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Putting the ship of state on an even keel
Our nation is at a constitutional crossroads. Liz Truss now has a unique opportunity to take the path of principle.
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Mother in law: If tomorrow never comes
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Will budgeting survive latest costs review?
Things never stay still for long in the world of costs.
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Manifesto for the new Carolean age
New regulatory settlement for legal services, overhaul of legal education and debate around ethics: Goldsmith's manifesto proposals as the profession looks forward.
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Lewis must settle with the strikers
Catherine Baksi Brandon Lewis, the newly appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, must negotiate an end to the criminal bar dispute. The government may not understand why 80% of specialist criminal barristers voted to start an unprecedented, indefinite, all-out strike last week, but it will care about ...
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The SRA takes first steps on climate change
The SRA, long silent on matters relating to the profession and climate change, issued two documents last week that mentioned it.
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Cleaning up after Raab and Braverman
What have the current justice secretary and attorney general achieved and what immediate challenges face their successors?
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Mother in law: Making the most of the next chapter
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Mother in law: How the pandemic changed us
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Garden Court’s identity crisis
Heavyweight chambers was found to have victimised and discriminated against Allison Bailey, one of its own members.
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Mother in law: Roe v Wade
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Criminal appeals review: Raab’s only legacy?
Taking steps to ensure that innocent people are not left languishing in prison may be the one positive thing Dominic Raab is remembered for.
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Striking a better balance than Europe on SLAPPs
The EU goes too far in its legislation to deal with strategic litigation against public participation.