Comment and opinion – Page 48
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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.
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OpinionDoes your firm turn a blind eye to big billers behaving badly?
Partnerships might be able to ignore sexual misconduct or bullying, but the SRA will not.
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OpinionLawyers: beware AI’s hallucinations
As chatbots confidently pump out false information, professional bodies should take notice.
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OpinionAnomie of the people
‘Anomie’ – ‘a condition of instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values or from a lack of common purpose’ – appears in danger of taking hold of the legal profession.
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OpinionEnd stop-go-stop on magistrates' sentencing
The Magistrates’ Association urges the government to restore magistrates’ extended sentencing range as soon as possible.
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OpinionMaking up party policy on civil justice
The Gazette's features editor recalls creating civil justice policy for an opposition party from scratch.
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OpinionHere's hoping for a golden age
We can neither look back nor forward to a time when our citizens’ access to dispute resolution and legal transactions can be held out as an ideal model.
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OpinionMother in Law: Pleading my guilt
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionA decade of cuts to legal aid – a valiant sector struggling for survival
The Law Society calls on the government to invest in legal aid services now, to ensure support is there for those who need it in these turbulent times.
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OpinionCan we regulate what we cannot define?
The government is right to hold off from immediate legislation to govern 'artificial intelligence'.
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FeatureFuture of professional ethics
Recent world events and societal developments have led to changes in the way professional ethics are viewed.