Comment and opinion – Page 207
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OpinionHuman rights and in-house lawyers
In-house lawyers are - or could be - on the frontline of attempts to turn aspirational standards into reality.
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OpinionAdvocating change
Roundtable discussion reveals shift in attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
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OpinionConveyancing made simple
Chancery Lane’s new portal will help firms manage risk, cut costs and serve clients.
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OpinionThe remains of Richard III spark a legal fight
The case concerning reinterment of Richard III would have been one of the most interesting for years.
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OpinionFallout from Mitchell judgment
Mitchell shifts the focus to prevention rather than securing relief from sanction.
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OpinionDevil is in the detail on benefit tourism
EU citizens are free to move anywhere in the union for three months without hindrance and should not face deportation just because they are sleeping rough.
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OpinionABSs - the idea which won’t go away
The debate about alternative business structures has reached Ireland and Canada – and is set to continue to rage around the world.
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OpinionWorking in silos helps no one
The legal sector needs to operate within a wider context to meet the needs of the vulnerable.
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OpinionUnited profession can continue to influence government
New economic research, jointly commissioned by Chancery Lane and practitioner groups, will examine the spending assumptions behind the government’s planned cuts to legal aid fees.
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OpinionHow Dallas held our front page
Half a century ago, the Gazette reacted quickly to President Kennedy’s assassination.
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OpinionOpen season on business
Transparency is all very well, but top executives have rights to privacy.
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OpinionChildren need contact centres
Child contact centres are a lifeline for families and must be put on a statutory footing.
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OpinionLeader: forcing the issue on pro bono
The expectation that pro bono, one of the more impressive parts of the ‘Big Society’, can pick up where £300m of civil legal aid cuts left off is fanciful.
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OpinionSocial mobility needs to sound less worthy
Apprenticeships are the obvious route for exposing bright young people from less privileged backgrounds to new opportunities.
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OpinionTargeting the rule of law
The opportunity to place the rule of law at the heart of the development agenda must not be missed.
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OpinionGuideline rates: why solicitors must engage
It really is in the profession’s interests to make sure the new guideline hourly rates reflect commercial reality.
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OpinionCultural sensitivities
Should bars lobby on issues which do not directly affect the regulation or practice of law?
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OpinionNuclear vision
With the pace of new build about to quicken, our nuclear law expertise is urgently in need of renewal.
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OpinionPII - who decides who will practise?
Changing the law may not make the slightest bit of difference to the availability of insurance.