Comment and opinion – Page 193
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OpinionTaking a gamble – ‘cheating’ laws
A card player and a parish priest test the definition of cheating.
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OpinionPutting a family on ice
Offering women employees the opportunity to freeze their eggs could be viewed as discriminatory.
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OpinionSome important IBA products
Significant documents came out of the recent conference in Tokyo.
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OpinionSticking to it
New initiatives that do not produce instant results are dismissed by lawyers. More patience and persistence are required.
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OpinionLand of the rising lawyer
Japan looks to build a global legal services industry. And it’s one that presents more of an opportunity than a threat.
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OpinionJudges must be braver about hot-tubbing
Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place?
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OpinionBuilding time
It’s time property lawyers played their part in the big debates that will shape our built environment.
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OpinionShould lawyers remain bored by tax?
If firms pay more attention to tax ‘leakage’, they could attract and retain more clients in a difficult practice area.
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OpinionWhat is a lawyer?
The boundary between being a lawyer and non-lawyer is becoming blurred – but we still have one thing to hold on to.
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OpinionHuman rights imperative
The International Olympic Committee’s new anti-discrimination clause has symbolic power.
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OpinionIs it time to refuse pro bono work?
The government is relying on the generosity of lawyers – maybe now enough is enough.
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OpinionRobots running law firms? Surely not
Forget ‘Tesco’ law and legal aid cuts – the real threat to the status quo for lawyers might be more futuristic.
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OpinionA new EU term begins
After the protracted handover of European commissions, there is much to keep lawyers occupied.
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FeatureVolunteering for regulation
Should we open our doors to unregulated providers via a voluntary scheme?
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OpinionSitting in judgement
The chairman of new press regulator Ipso will be rated on his ability to determine the public interest.
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OpinionGiving victims a fair hearing
The Rotherham grooming scandal bolsters the case for more witness support, says Mark Castle.
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OpinionIs the ‘rule of law’ oversold?
Are we not wrong to conflate compliance with high ethical standards?
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OpinionThe will to compete
Lawyers’ anger over accountants moving into probate work must be countered by a desire to fight the competition.