Comment and opinion – Page 57
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OpinionLawyer or leader? Obviously the best answer is to be both
Boris Johnson’s latest barb at Sir Keir Starmer’s legal background struck a nerve.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid response is too important to rush
The government must take its time to get the proposals right.
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OpinionHolocaust Memorial Day
Remembering and thinking about the Holocaust inspires us to identify and challenge racism today, wherever it festers, writes HHJ Lynn Roberts.
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OpinionLawfare: a new word to use against solicitors
‘Lawfare’ has now joined ‘professional enablers’ as a term of criticism when others describe the practices of some in our profession.
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OpinionNew year and a new broom for family justice?
From launching a public information campaign to supporting litigants in person: a look at the options the government could consider to improve the family justice landscape.
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OpinionDay of the Endangered Lawyer
Panel discussion chaired by Law Society international human rights adviser reveals perils of legal professionals around the world.
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OpinionAn illegal route for the Nationality and Borders Bill
The Home Office has some proposed laws on immigration and asylum – it just doesn’t have a legal system it should try to put them in.
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OpinionWe must do something to level the playing field in the SDT
Radical change may not be realistic but workable solutions can be found.
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OpinionWithout reform of child justice, things will get bleaker
Research shows that the negative and unexpected consequences of child detention are worse than previously thought.
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OpinionIntervene Project: Providing representation for the abandoned
A law firm charity that represents prisoners has seen demand for its services soar, as abuses have become commonplace throughout the penal system.
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OpinionLegal Twitter, can you help?
If you look at #LegalTwitter, you will find people asking for legal advice all the time.
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OpinionMother in law: Look after good staff
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Opinion‘Mercy killings’ – no getting away with murder
New guidance for use in suspected 'mercy killings' will not decriminalise homicide.
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OpinionPriced out of justice – unless you’re an oligarch
Just an up-and-coming UK supplier screwed over by its biggest customer? Sorry, but the London courts are not for you.
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OpinionA system that has reached breaking point
Criminal legal aid reports show that the profession as it stands has recruitment, retention, diversity and sustainability problems.
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OpinionMainstreaming crypto
Crypto technology stands today roughly where the worldwide web stood in 1996.