Comment and opinion – Page 23
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OpinionOur struggling economy needs legal certainty
The Treasury needs to look not only at our finances, but also our laws.
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OpinionAssociates driving ESG efforts across the profession
Law firms that neglect to focus on environmental, social, and governance matters could risk losing standing with their own lawyers as well as clients.
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OpinionLGBTQ+ History Month: a time to look to the past to inform our future
It is important to gain more insight into our profession and get a greater understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ+ lawyers.
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OpinionMother in Law: The 10 commandments of LinkedIn
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionChatGPT: bad jokes, good first drafts
Lawyers must embrace the new artificial intelligence wunderkind.
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OpinionSplit ends – and means
As the devolved government in Cardiff continues to make new law, the current hotchpotch of devolved and reserved responsibilities pertaining to justice becomes ever harder to justify.
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OpinionWe can’t expect small-fry SRA to fight oligarchs and organised crime
The solicitors’ regulator is not equipped to issue £250m fines or investigate the biggest firms.
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OpinionCrown courts working group creates real opportunities to find solutions
Criminal justice representatives focus on identifying and removing impediments to an effective system, writes group member Richard Atkinson.
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OpinionImproving the criminal justice system through expert, cross-agency efforts
Sustainable changes can only be achieved by tackling challenges collectively, says Lord Justice Edis, Crown Court Improvement Group chair.
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OpinionSolicitors need ECHR rights, too
Two solicitors were assassinated in the UK in recent decades, and neither has received the justice that they deserve.
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OpinionPeers pull punches on role of lord chancellor
Lords report was a little more blunt about the attorney general and her colleagues.
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OpinionGravy trains
A review of 2023’s jobs market reveals hybrid working could ratchet up pay rates for some solicitors - a trend driven by those who only go in to the office a couple of days a week.
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OpinionRemote hearings v open justice
Does the option of remote hearings increase openness or just create the illusion of it?
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OpinionRevealed: Could ChatGPT pass the SQE?
An AI text generator tool took the US Multistate Bar Examination. Dr Andrew Gilbert attempts the same experiment with the multiple-choice SQE1.
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OpinionGovernment must show commitment to defending the rule of law
It is vital that the lord chancellor and law officers have authority, strength of character and independence of mind to stand up to their government colleagues.
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OpinionGet ready for a roller coaster ride in 2023
Costs reform: what changes should lawyers be bracing themselves for?
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OpinionThe impact of EU law on lawyers' fees
Will our current level of consumer rights continue if and when the Retained EU Law Bill becomes an act of parliament?
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