Comment and opinion – Page 168
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OpinionInnovation in legal services – crowdfunding
Crowdfunding platforms are helping to bridge the gap in public interest law.
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OpinionCan big data really pick out the best lawyers?
The use of analytics and big data may transform the way lawyers are instructed, but it’s not perfect.
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OpinionPII renewal: scattergun or ‘sniper’?
There must be a simpler way of completing the indemnity renewal process.
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OpinionRegulating the unregulated
A US case involving dentists has refocused attention on that vexed question: how do we police unregulated providers?
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OpinionHelp in an emergency
Lawyers should not ignore the immigration crisis – it demands an EU-wide response.
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OpinionCommodifying the courts
There is no reason to suppose that anything is off limits for privitisation after MoJ hikes court fees again.
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OpinionReal change on human rights
The Law Society is doing pioneering work on business and human rights.
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OpinionCourting unpopularity
The government must not be too dismissive in its responses to consultations.
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OpinionRating lawyers online
Web platforms allowing clients to review legal services raise difficult issues. How should they work?
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OpinionAbuse inquiry: breaking with tradition
Much is expected from the largest and most ambitious public inquiry ever established.
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OpinionNo panacea on regulation
A consensus is lacking on reform, the lord chancellor will discover.
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OpinionLondon must build on its lead
The new Financial List is a fillip for the capital but the initiative could go further.
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OpinionAustralia’s veil of secrecy
The effect of the Border Force Act is to throw a veil of secrecy over what is happening in Australia’s immigration detention system.
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OpinionTaking Iran seriously
The end of sanctions creates big opportunities for law firms with local knowledge.
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OpinionPower and accountability
What a shame Theresa May did not see a new play highlighting the thesis that ‘parliamentary democracy trumps all’.
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OpinionThinking outside the box
Putting a defendant in a dock risks infringing the presumption of innocence.
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OpinionISDS – a lawyers’ issue
More lawyers should join the debate over issues surrounding the EU-US trade agreement. Our reputation is at stake.
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OpinionInnovation, apparently, is what you need
Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everyone espouses but it’s a process no one can pin down, least of all regulators.