Comment and opinion – Page 197
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OpinionWho cares it’s August. Get back to work
The legal profession seems stuck in a time warp of long August breaks.
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OpinionManaging the conveyancer shortfall
One legacy of the recession is that there is a shortage of trained conveyancers now times are improving.
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OpinionArbitration should not be a cloak
Settling the e-borders fiasco in private has a cost beyond the £224m awarded to a contractor.
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OpinionCommercial lawyers: new target for claims
Commercial lawyers who failed to give proper advice on funding and ATE are likely to be the next target for claims.
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OpinionA course in US history
Solid rock of US constitution stands in the way of EU-US free trade talks.
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OpinionIs depression the last taboo for law firms?
Lawyers suffering from depression often don’t want to talk about it. But the profession needs to do more.
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OpinionAcross the pond
TTIP talks should address barriers to free movement of lawyers between the EU and US, says Law Society president Andrew Caplen.
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OpinionLaw books for summer
There is a good array of fiction set in the legal world. But why are the stars always barristers and not solicitors?
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OpinionIf only Lord Hill were Lady Hill
The UK’s new European commissioner candidate may face one insuperable problem – he is not a woman.
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OpinionLegal legacy of 1914’s ‘boy soldiers’
Protests over under-age recruitment have their echoes today.
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OpinionRegulator is bewitched by insurance mirage
Before stepping out into the unknown, perhaps the SRA should check the forecast.
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OpinionLawyers on the hippy trail?
Take better care of yourselves – even if 2014 isn’t the summer of love.
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OpinionOpen thread: Gaza and international law
‘I’m not an international lawyer,’ the prime minister said yesterday when asked to comment on the legality of Israeli military action. ‘It’s up to international lawyers.’ What is your opinion?
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OpinionThe short-lived planning legacy of the Great War
Noble attempts were made to set a new standard for social housing after the first world war.
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OpinionHot topics at ABA meeting
Long-running issues - including a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the US - are up for discussion in Boston.
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OpinionGrieve: conventional wisdom
Dominic Grieve should be applauded for putting commitment to the rule of law ahead of his party’s short-term political advantage.
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OpinionA codified constitution
Under a written constitution all would have access to the political ‘rulebook’.
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OpinionPraise legal aid; don’t bury it
The Legal Aid Agency and the Ministry of Justice have been silent on this week’s milestone.