All Columnist articles – Page 23
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OpinionLawyers must boldly go into the metaverse
It is coming. It is here. There are law firms operating in it.
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OpinionLawfare: a new word to use against solicitors
‘Lawfare’ has now joined ‘professional enablers’ as a term of criticism when others describe the practices of some in our profession.
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OpinionLegal Twitter, can you help?
If you look at #LegalTwitter, you will find people asking for legal advice all the time.
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OpinionMother in law: Look after good staff
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Opinion‘Mercy killings’ – no getting away with murder
New guidance for use in suspected 'mercy killings' will not decriminalise homicide.
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OpinionPriced out of justice – unless you’re an oligarch
Just an up-and-coming UK supplier screwed over by its biggest customer? Sorry, but the London courts are not for you.
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OpinionShould more lawyers have featured in the New Year Honours?
Throughout the pandemic, there have been solicitors who risked their health, and potentially their lives, in police stations, prisons and courts.
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OpinionCriminal defence: dead in a decade?
Criminal Bar Association figures show that 22% of juniors and 46% of QCs have left the criminal bar during the last five years.
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OpinionRaab’s resonant rights reformation
How serious is Dominic Raab about strengthening the credibility of human rights?
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OpinionCan we trust the LSB to comment on the rule of law?
There is a snag in the Legal Services Board's concern about the increasing public criticism of legal professionals.
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OpinionNot a way to regulate lawyers
A look at how lawyers in other jurisdictions are regulated. Would another system be better than ours?
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OpinionMother in law: Secret Santa drama
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA tale of two Londons
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for the City of London’s reputation last week.
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OpinionEarly advice key to cutting family backlog
Dominic Raab is in the market for something ‘drastic and bold’.
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OpinionA small Brexit dividend for lawyer-client confidentiality?
Proposed wording in our government’s new rules on lawyers’ reporting obligations misses out a principal mischief.
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OpinionRaab shows his hand on rights revision
We can revise the Human Rights Act ‘in a smarter way’ without touching on core fundamental rights, Dominic Raab promised MPs last week.
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OpinionMother in law: Paternity leave and the gender pay gap
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionCovid dents world trade hopes
Now that the Cop26 climate change conference is over, work is gearing up for the next major international meeting with consequences for lawyers.
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OpinionMigrant challenge: it’s all our fault now
A government which incites hatred and violence against professionals must be resisted at every turn.