All Columnist articles – Page 28
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OpinionThree predictions for 2021
With many of us still reeling from the last surprises of 2020, what better time to consider what next year might bring?
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OpinionThe pandemic’s impact on legal education
There are suggestions that, post-pandemic, legal skills should include data analysis, design, maths, prediction and risk management - to name a few.
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OpinionConflicting pressures on hourly rates
Recent developments on guideline hourly rates have bucked the costs trend.
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OpinionMother in law: Christmas parties
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe truth for Patrick Finucane
If Tahir Elçi deserves our attention, so should Patrick Finucane.
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OpinionEnd of an era for the European project
A judicial veteran of the CJEU has reflected on why the European project failed.
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OpinionOur values can civilise political discourse
Profession’s framework for resolving disputes contains useful and safe principles.
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OpinionMother in law: Speaking up against bullying
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionIBA conference poses a question about our future
Online version of annual conference proves that sessions and meetings can take place virtually at very low cost, with nearly the same benefit.
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OpinionTrump's grumps cause morals quarrels
Developments relating to law firms caught up in president's multiple legal efforts to stay in office contain significant lesson for solicitors.
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OpinionEdging closer to an elective dictatorship
If the House of Lords can get away with upholding the rule of law, Boris Johnson may well wonder who is running the country.
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OpinionMother in law: Kamala Harris and the next generation
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionAre you ready for Brexit?
'Check, Change, Go' are the three words governing our behaviour for this particular emergency.
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OpinionRetainers and the line of duty
Does a fiduciary duty arise at the point of signing a retainer?
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OpinionMother in law: Going 'back' to work
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA week for the rule of law
We will each be asked to apply the principles of the rule of law carefully in the coming days.
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OpinionFamily awards can be overruled
Family lawyers have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision that means warring couples can safely refer disputes over money and children to private arbitration.
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OpinionReputation laundering: a problem for us all
Wirecard fraud confirms in the mind of journalists and others that big London firms are being used by criminals to launder their reputation and to intimidate others.
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OpinionHelping the law’s young
Law students face a difficult and uncertain future. Is it time for an Alliance for the Future of the Profession?
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OpinionWill judges fill this moral vacuum?
Judges face a dilemma as the government attacks the rule of law.