Comment and opinion – Page 35
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OpinionLessons of the CBI scandal
Are our systems robust enough to encourage an environment where people can both work easily with each other and also call out wrong behaviour?
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OpinionMother in Law: All present and correct – but at what cost?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Opinion'No shocks': CLC sets out its stall
Council for Licensed Conveyancers chiefs explain what sets niche regulator apart from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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OpinionA change in the weather
Like it or not, climate change is a fast-growing business risk for lawyers.
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OpinionImpact of the cost-of-living crisis on the access to justice sector
Without a properly funded justice system, more people will decline further into poverty and their health and wellbeing will suffer.
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OpinionHow to return to work in the law
A network of allies, colleagues, mentors and peers is extremely important.
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OpinionRaab is no martyr of the snowflake era, he’s a lesson to us all
Workplace culture is a huge issue in the legal profession. The Tolley report should be required reading.
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Opinion'Activist lawyers' and the duty of independence
Representation, like justice, should be blind.
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OpinionMinding the language
Family breakups are lifechanging. The language of the law should connote their gravity.
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OpinionWhat is 'world leading' about rolling back data protections?
Proposed data bill seeks to water down the insufficient protections we currently have.
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OpinionWhen BigLaw's mask slips
'Non-negotiable expectations' of how junior lawyers should behave, shared at a US firm's training event, have created an inevitable online storm.
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OpinionEven after Putin's warning, would Armenia gain by joining the ICC?
Russia’s threat of retaliation should Armenia join the international court puts Armenia in a bind. But membership may even lead to unexpected legal jeopardy for the Caucasian nation.
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OpinionQOCS: a shift in the balance of power
How the new qualified one-way costs shifting rules will affect litigation dynamics and behaviour will soon become apparent.
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Opinion'Failure to prevent' is a fraud game-changer
Scenarios in which the proposed new offence might be used are many and various.
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OpinionMother in Law: Memories
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPositive obligations and the ECHR
Government plans to weaken positive obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights threaten an effective tool for bringing perpetrators of sex-based violence to justice.