All Columnist articles – Page 19
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OpinionSecrets and spies
Ministers rejected call for greater oversight of UK’s Secret Intelligence Service after foreign agent crossed ‘red lines’, Sir Brian Leveson tells the Gazette.
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OpinionShould a law school be named after a genocidal judge?
Hastings College of Law is named after Serranus Hastings, who promoted and financed 'Indian-hunting' expeditions during the Gold Rush.
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OpinionMother in law: Stop the clocks
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLawyers to the barricades
The reputation of the profession is at stake where lawyers are identified with their clients’ interests. The Law Society must protect us against unjustified attack.
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OpinionLeading from the front on family court transparency
Sir Andrew McFarlane's plans should increase public confidence without reducing confidentiality.
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OpinionMother in law: Working hard will get you everywhere
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSailing in the good ship Law Society
Being a Council member is like being a passenger on a crowded ocean liner: either yelling to point out the beautiful island, or the icebergs which loom ahead.
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OpinionWill the latest Assisted Dying Bill get through?
There is still uncertainty over the responsibilities that the proposed legislation would impose on the judiciary.
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OpinionIn the AML parade, the emperor has no clothes
Our present financial regulatory structure is not fit for purpose.
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OpinionMother in law: The writing process
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWill the army now be called out for legal sector shortages?
Access to legal services is the Cinderella of our national scene: abandoned in the scullery.
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OpinionDominic Raab and the ‘democratic deficit’
Should we give our judges new powers to strike down laws that violate fundamental liberties?
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OpinionHow Strasbourg protects lawyers’ rights
There has been public speculation that one of the reasons why Dominic Raab accepted becoming lord chancellor was to enable him to have another go at abolishing the 1998 Human Rights Act.
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OpinionMother in law: The fear of care home fees
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionBeing out in the law
'It’s incredibly important to me to be able to bring my whole self to work', writes senior solicitor Kirsty Limacher.
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OpinionWho can save Maxim Znak?
What can we do to help our colleagues, other than have our professional organisations write letters?
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OpinionHong Kong, gender identity and Lord Reed
When transgender people want new identity documents, what conditions should they have to meet?