All Columnist articles – Page 15
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OpinionMother in Law: A new year
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionEnd-of-year review
From public sector strikes, through to the Russian invasion, climate change, and the death of the Queen, law firms have faced a myriad challenging issues.
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OpinionLegal professional privilege reaffirmed
Court of Justice of the European Union decides interesting case on lawyers' rights.
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OpinionTime for a rethink on extending fixed costs
MoJ's decision to press ‘pause’ on the extension of fixed costs is wise. Should it now press the 'delete' button?
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OpinionMother in Law: 100 wellbeing tips
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe SRA and whistleblowing
The regulator has long encouraged whistleblowing. Now it wants to be recognised as an official body to which a whistleblowing disclosure can be made.
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OpinionRaab's rights bill: there may be trouble ahead
The justice secretary is confident his Bill of Rights Bill will have 'overwhelming support' at its second reading. But that is only the beginning.
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OpinionMother in Law: Who reads my letters – and yours
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSolicitors should not police economic crime
A new addition to the public interest objectives is an attempt to advance specific government policy through regulatory manipulation. It must be resisted.
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OpinionLaw firms face political threats over ESG
As efforts to combat climate change intensify, we can expect the role of lawyers to be challenged more aggressively.
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OpinionUncommon knowledge
Book review: Stellar judge Lord Woolf charts his career in An Uncommon Lawyer.
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OpinionHamlet without the prince
Events to play out this month may have a significant impact on the future identity both of our profession and of the government.
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OpinionBelsner takes a bite out of 'cannibal' legal industry
Belsner v Cam Legal Services: What exactly did the Court of Appeal decide?
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OpinionPro bono is no substitute for the public purse
Pro bono work must not become normalised, as food banks have been.
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OpinionMother in law: Letting things go
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionDoes our duty to the client trump the public interest?
From the arguments the question provoked at last week’s International Bar Association conference, it is clear not everyone agrees.
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OpinionProtecting the rights of lawyers
A convention protecting only lawyers raises interesting questions, to which there are no easy answers.
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OpinionLawfare slips through parliamentary warfare
Despite many other calls on MPs’ time during the last week of the Truss government, opportunity was still found for a lawfare debate.
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OpinionMother in Law: Et cetera ad nauseam – why I am fed up with Latin
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.