Comment and opinion – Page 40
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OpinionWhy bother with Family Mediation Week?
We need to make mediation ‘sexier’ - not just to solicitors, but also to clients.
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Opinion'The law is closed!'
We need a new Charles Dickens, to highlight the miseries of our disintegrating systems, and in particular our legal system.
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OpinionJAC of all trades: should ministers pick judges?
According to constitutional lawyer Professor Robert Hazell, the Judicial Appointments Commission has too much power.
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OpinionGame over?
With Metamorph gone, I wonder whether we have finally seen the last of the big, brash ‘game-changers’.
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OpinionMissing: government urgency over civil legal aid
Ministry of Justice's own figures show why major review must report back this year.
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OpinionMother in Law: A new year
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLessons from St Helena
Our criminal justice system is in crisis: what can we learn from overseas territories?
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OpinionWindrush 'Lessons Learned' review appears doomed to fail
It's hard to fathom how we can have confidence in the non-executive director appointed to work on the review's recommendations with the current home secretary in charge.
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OpinionEnd-of-year review
From public sector strikes, through to the Russian invasion, climate change, and the death of the Queen, law firms have faced a myriad challenging issues.
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OpinionUnified court for migrant children
A ‘one stop’ court covering immigration, crime and local authority care is needed to replace the fragmented system for migrant children arriving in this country.
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Opinion'I wasn’t even invited to the Christmas party': the consultant’s lonely life
An anonymous consultant solicitor shares their experience of remote working.
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OpinionFusion works - but will lawyers let it?
Breakthroughs have been hyped before. But that doesn’t mean that this time around it’s not for real.
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OpinionLegal professional privilege reaffirmed
Court of Justice of the European Union decides interesting case on lawyers' rights.
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OpinionTime for a rethink on extending fixed costs
MoJ's decision to press ‘pause’ on the extension of fixed costs is wise. Should it now press the 'delete' button?
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OpinionBreaking the spell
Former senior partner at Slaughter and May, Christopher Saul, reckons the magic circle has problems.
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OpinionOffering £900 legal fees for Post Office victims is laughable
We risk inflicting yet more injustice on these people if they are denied proper legal advice.
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OpinionMother in Law: 100 wellbeing tips
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionTruth matters in court reporting
A welcome ruling confirms the value of the contemporaneous shorthand note.
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OpinionThe SRA and whistleblowing
The regulator has long encouraged whistleblowing. Now it wants to be recognised as an official body to which a whistleblowing disclosure can be made.