Comment and opinion – Page 62
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OpinionFunding ‘emergency’ advice makes fiscal sense
Modest investment in social welfare advice would pay for itself many times over. Is the chancellor listening?
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OpinionBar's aptitude test must be scrapped
Assessment fails as a means of whittling down prospective applicants, fails as a predictor of success, and provides a disservice to equality and diversity.
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OpinionWalking a tightrope
Inciting contempt for a class of people on the basis of their vocation is surely to be deplored in all circumstances.
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OpinionWhere have so many RTA claims disappeared to?
Comparisons are difficult at this stage, but early signs from the portal suggest numbers are down.
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OpinionMother in law: Working hard will get you everywhere
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionFertility treatment and the legal workplace
Ahead of National Fertility Awareness Week, Sinéad McGrath explains how employers can support those considering, and undergoing, treatment.
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OpinionSailing in the good ship Law Society
Being a Council member is like being a passenger on a crowded ocean liner: either yelling to point out the beautiful island, or the icebergs which loom ahead.
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OpinionWill the latest Assisted Dying Bill get through?
There is still uncertainty over the responsibilities that the proposed legislation would impose on the judiciary.
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OpinionEmbracing the collaborative era for junior lawyers
The way we work, both outwardly and internally, is changing.
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OpinionSoft soap, hard border
Jeremy Miles and Mick Antoniw want to believe that wholesale devolution of justice and policing to Wales is merely a matter of time.
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OpinionConsumers promised cheap law are being failed by our system
A failure to offer even basic protections is leaving clients exposed.
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Opinion'I am proud to be a black woman in intellectual property'
Trainee solicitor Hebah Berhan reflects on her journey into IP.
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OpinionBitcoin’s mystery man turns up - in the law courts
A forthcoming libel action will air questions about the identity of 'Satoshi Nakamoto'. It is unlikely to resolve them.
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OpinionIn the AML parade, the emperor has no clothes
Our present financial regulatory structure is not fit for purpose.
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OpinionNationality and Borders Bill shows questionable priorities
We have an immigration problem but it really isn’t the one the government is focused on.
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OpinionRight to a lawyer
There are renewed pleas for the Law Society to fund legal representation for solicitors facing disciplinary proceedings.