Comment and opinion – Page 56
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OpinionEU gunning for litigation funders
Regulation of litigation funders in the EU moves closer - where does that leave the UK?
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OpinionAll bar one – will solicitors walk out?
So far solicitors, who have largely supported the bar’s strike, have eschewed direct action.
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OpinionRaising the stakes
HSBC’s latest legal business briefing discloses that one in three law firms with turnover exceeding £18m now has an independent ESG committee.
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OpinionMother in Law: The pleasure of reading
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionMental health: The impact of SRA investigations
Regulator needs to do more in providing targeted support for all solicitors going through disciplinary investigations.
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OpinionRussian sanctions move further into legal services
We cannot boast about how indispensable our services are to international trade while expecting our work to escape efforts to cut Russia off from trading with the west.
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OpinionFantastic case for reining in judges
Judicial Power Project's latest programme of constitutional reform is remarkably ill-timed.
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NewsStudents on a roll
Nearly 19,000 students graduated with law degrees from universities in England and Wales in 2021, the highest number on record. Why the huge increase?
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OpinionIs there a drinking culture at legal events?
Alcohol can be polarising when it is intended to unite people. There are other ways to interact aside from over a pint or a glass of wine.
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OpinionVoss report is unsatisfyingly hollow and narrow
Before the anti-litigation funding lobby gets too excited, things need to be kept in perspective.
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OpinionPublic need protection from so-called ‘legal advisers’
The super-regulator says clients are satisfied with unregulated will-writers. But how do they know, when the clients are dead?
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OpinionMother in Law: Older and wiser – but still learning on the job
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionHack watch
Cash is needed to safeguard what ought to be universally regarded as a critical component of civil society: court reporting.
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OpinionFarewell then, Brussels. So what now?
As the Law Society’s Brussels office closes, here’s why we must maintain close ties with our EU neighbours.
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OpinionTinkering with the SDLT regime adds fuel to the fire
Once again, the government appears to be using the housing market as a prop to a failing economy.
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OpinionDiversity and inclusion framework: how the legal profession can create lasting change
Law Society's framework supplies workplaces with a proactive three-step action plan to help develop and deliver a D&I strategy.
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OpinionWhen clients harm us
Concerns about lawyer wellbeing traditionally focus on workplace problems, rather than issues arising from clients.