Comment and opinion – Page 115
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OpinionBrexit bills must be passed in time
Home secretary’s plan to end free movement of EU citizens is clearest example of why using statutory instruments instead of primary legislation is risky.
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OpinionPublic legal education should begin on CBBC
Younger viewers are already learning about medicine. They should also learn about the law.
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OpinionTime to stop looking at exam results
A Level, or even GCSE results, shouldn’t be the first filter applied to candidates wanting to enter the legal profession.
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OpinionMyanmar: reasons for optimism
Lawyers are fighting for the rule of law despite a climate of corruption and fear.
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OpinionWellbeing? Well done
Judge should be praised for his memo on work-life balance in the Central Family Court.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: getting old.
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OpinionClinical negligence: a no win, no fee success story
If the government is serious about saving NHS money it should look at how it pays its own lawyers.
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OpinionSRA should keep its nose out of the lawtech trough
Access to justice is a worthy ambition, but innovation is best left to innovators not regulators.
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OpinionScoot! We need to regulate pavement pests
Personal light electric vehicles are here to stay. They should be brought within the law.
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Opinion100 years for women, 40 years for me
2019 marks 100 years for women in law; the milestone inspires me to reflect on my own story.
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OpinionLegal information fills bellies as well as minds
Free online access to case law and other legal resources is a sound investment for African jurisdictions.
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OpinionWhat if the super-exam applied to doctors?
Risks associated with lowering the bar both in terms of assessment and experience required to qualify would cause uproar.
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OpinionWho’s paying?
Most, but not all, of the Square Mile heavyweights are now accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: manners.
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OpinionThe challenge of generational diversity
Understanding all generations working at a firm can assist in leading, growing and managing succession.
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OpinionOpen justice isn’t only for deserving cases
This week's Supreme Court judgment in Cape has been hailed as a breakthrough in transparency. Don’t be so sure.
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OpinionA bad time to review regulation
We must promote the strengths other countries have seen in our legal professions before confronting those abroad with something unfamiliar.