Comment and opinion – Page 57
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OpinionThe assault on EU workplace rights begins
Richard Arthur explains why the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill heralds a catastrophic demolition of workplace rights.
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OpinionAll quiet on the legal front?
If we are in for a quieter time, there is a chance that the hard slog of overdue maintenance work can start.
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OpinionDisability should not be treated as a diversity afterthought
Lawyers with Disabilities Division networking event highlighted wider value of supporting disabled colleagues.
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OpinionCohabitation law is stuck in another age
Cohabitation rates are increasing faster than ever, so why has nothing happened to bring law into the 21st century?
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OpinionNHS litigation: grounds for optimism
NHSR Advise, Resolve and Learn 2025 must continue the transition from litigation to other forms of ADR.
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OpinionNeeded – a phrase to describe us
Is there a phrase which describes the role of a lawyer truthfully and positively, and which can be used as shorthand in public discourse?
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OpinionPutting the ship of state on an even keel
Our nation is at a constitutional crossroads. Liz Truss now has a unique opportunity to take the path of principle.
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OpinionThe price is wrong
Conveyancing practitioners tell the Gazette of a looming succession problem not dissimilar to that faced by the criminal bar.
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OpinionMother in law: If tomorrow never comes
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionDelays in our civil courts have now reached crisis point
Only an immediate increase in funding can reverse the escalating wait for justice.
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OpinionWill budgeting survive latest costs review?
Things never stay still for long in the world of costs.
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OpinionMoney matters – and crime doesn’t pay
As a clinical negligence trainee solicitor, I boasted a charge out rate of more than £160 per hour. I could not afford to instruct myself.
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OpinionFirst, do no harm
As Brandon Lewis becomes the 10th lord chancellor since 2010, the most we can hope for is that he leaves the office in a better state than he found it.
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OpinionManifesto for the new Carolean age
New regulatory settlement for legal services, overhaul of legal education and debate around ethics: Goldsmith's manifesto proposals as the profession looks forward.
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OpinionLewis must settle with the strikers
Catherine Baksi Brandon Lewis, the newly appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, must negotiate an end to the criminal bar dispute. The government may not understand why 80% of specialist criminal barristers voted to start an unprecedented, indefinite, all-out strike last week, but it will care about ...
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OpinionThe Straw man is back - and this time it's personal
Labour's last lord chancellor shares some candid thoughts on his successors.
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OpinionThe SRA takes first steps on climate change
The SRA, long silent on matters relating to the profession and climate change, issued two documents last week that mentioned it.
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OpinionTruss may have one unlikely group in a cold sweat
New prime minister's stint as lord chancellor was brief, but she did manage to pick a fight with the insurance lobby.