Comment and opinion – Page 125
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OpinionFamily courts can deter people threatened with being outed
Following celebrity revelations of HIV status, a solicitor relates her experience of representing a client who successfully applied for a non-molestation order.
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OpinionTrump turns spotlight on attorney-client privilege
Should the Trump-Cohen case on attorney-client privilege be an opportunity to speak out and explain the doctrine?
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OpinionDamage limitation
The 100% success fee model is still popular for low-value PI work – but judges need to be convinced.
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OpinionPlenty to play for on whiplash
Civil Liability Bill is likely to prove fertile ground for test litigation.
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OpinionJudges on Twitter? It's just what the system needs
We have a legal education vacuum in this country. Let judges free on social media to fill it.
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OpinionWhere are human rights in the UAE?
Human rights in states that the UK cooperates with are often ignored or glossed over and none more so than the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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OpinionThe other side of GREAT
Who suffers if we continue to lead globally on dispute resolution post-Brexit?
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OpinionPay expectations gap
Omitting partners on the grounds that they are owners was always going to look bad.
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OpinionEmbrace neurodiversity
Legal employers that foster a more neurodiverse workforce will reap real benefits.
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OpinionWant to get a round? Join the club
The Law Society Golf Club welcomes new faces for a busy fixture list - and social life.
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OpinionInternational concern over Turkey
An open letter from five associations of lawyers to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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OpinionDeepcut: a cry for change
Rhicha Kapila addresses the abuse and reporting culture at Deepcut barracks.
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OpinionOur problems reflected in the US
We are not alone in the UK in the difficulties we face as lawyers. Many countries are going through similar travails.
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OpinionWe can forgive a nurse serious mistakes. How about solicitors?
One regulator is prepared to look at ability to practise, rather than mistakes. It’s food for thought for the conflicted SRA.
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OpinionCan election law cope with the era of mass data?
Personal data may have been used on an industrial scale in recent elections - a challenge that has left electoral law trailing.
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OpinionGender pay gap: partners over the parapet
Law firms are starting to emulate accountancy giants, with predictable results.
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OpinionA Warrant to improve the rule of law
How the European arrest warrant has raised standards - and the implications of an explosive Irish court case.