Comment and opinion – Page 26
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OpinionTime to close the lawtech gender gap
Women make up 35% of partners in law firms in the UK. However, only 18.3% of all lawtech ventures have at least one female founder.
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OpinionMaking the UK a safe place to go online
Although reforms will not be fully implemented before next year, service providers are already taking action to protect children from harm.
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OpinionHow firms can support lawyers from less advantaged backgrounds
Hitting a diversity target isn’t the goal, it’s the starting point.
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OpinionAxiom Ince is a full-blown crisis for the whole profession
Whether or not the SRA was asleep at the wheel, someone has to clear this mess up.
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OpinionSurveillance state: the dangers of CCTV
Have you ever felt as though you are being watched? Well, that is because you are.
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OpinionMenopause support: workplace adjustments and organisational culture are key
As more employees experience the menopause during their working lives, organisations need to be aware of its impact and offer appropriate support.
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OpinionShould bars issue statements about the Israel-Hamas war?
Lawyers outside the war zone are concerned in this matter in the same way as all citizens. It is not a specifically lawyer matter.
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OpinionRemote hearings must not impede open justice
Remote hearings should be as easy to access - easier in theory - than a physical courtroom.
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OpinionPlaying it safe
Paul Rogerson We do not lack examples of entropy in the justice system that serve as a metaphor for the whole. This week, we’ve had at least two. First, a flea infestation at Hull Crown Court that required the mobilisation of pest controllers. Rats, yes – but ...
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OpinionMother in Law: Year 6 - last year as a Big Fish
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionCitizen's arrest: A tool or a trap?
Suggestions that the public can 'help tackle the epidemic in shoplifting' opens up a complex area of law and raises a number of legal risks.
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OpinionFirst Lady
Last week saw the installation of the first lady chief justice, the 98th judge to hold the top post.
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OpinionSeven professional challenges in a handy list
IBA document details the most important issues facing the legal profession over the next five years.
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OpinionReframing Justice – changing the story we tell
Law Society programme will identify narratives that can build public support for a well-resourced, well-respected, and independent justice system.
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OpinionTelling judges how to do justice isn’t a good idea
Chalk is ‘quietly confident’ that the government will be successful in arguments it will be putting to the Supreme Court on Rwanda this week.
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OpinionA blueprint for 21st century justice
We must adapt how we work to provide affordable quality services in a digital era.