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OpinionSerious money: Big Bang at 40
Four decades ago, a clutch of technical reforms kicked off a revolution in the City - and the legal profession.
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OpinionKeeping Ukraine’s children front of mind
A screening of the film Ash and Crayons at The Law Society, which is the story of Ukrainian children abducted, maimed and traumatised by Russia’s war, sought to keep attention on their suffering and resilience.
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OpinionQuestions remain over government’s jury trial retreat
Scaling back proposals does not mean restoring the jury trial rights that the remaining reforms would remove.
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OpinionNon-compete reform: short on detail, long on risk
Non-competes are not the blunt instrument the prime minister's rhetoric suggests.
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OpinionAn SRA investigation is not a verdict, and the profession must not forget it
Reports of misconduct continue to rise, but we must avoid condemning those being complained about.
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OpinionWhy child participation in court proceedings matters
Children and young people have the right to be involved in decisions about their lives.
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OpinionLaw Commission consults on product liability reform. A step too far?
Given the broad scope of proposed changes, it is important to ask whether they are necessary.
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OpinionWitnessing the assisted dying debate in the Commons
If every day in parliament was as engaging as this, we could indeed be able to achieve great things.
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OpinionAsk what you can do for your country
In the recent debate over the triple lock and a national care service, no-one has suggested that newly-found money would be better spent on justice.
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OpinionThe opening of the legal year: heavy robes, tourist selfies - and that choir
The swearing in of a new lord chancellor and a service at Westminster Abbey provided an interesting start to term.
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OpinionThe end of misleading headlines
At the heart of defamation law lies a significant legal fiction, namely that an imputation in a ‘publication’ must carry a ‘single meaning’.
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OpinionThe Premier League v Manchester City: Penalty shoot-out
The result of the Premier League’s 'core decision' (in redacted form) in its case against Manchester City is no longer a matter of speculation.
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OpinionThe ECHR is not a constraint on British security. It is one of its foundations
Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest post-war achievements.
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OpinionGlorious statistics and their consequences
Exports are soaring: the legal profession would benefit if our economic contribution to the world economy were better recognised.
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OpinionMaking mediation mainstream
What happens when mediation ceases to be an alternative to the justice system and becomes part of its architecture?
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OpinionBreast cancer review must do more than find individual errors
An apology is important but cannot be the end of the process.
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OpinionIndefensible: how lawyers failed to stop a scandal
The day former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells gave evidence to the public inquiry was the day I knew there was a book to be written.
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Feature'We will ruin you. Think of your family'
Read an excerpt from John Hyde’s Indefensible. Here Lee Castleton recalls his first contact with a Post Office lawyer.
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OpinionThe government must confront the IPP problem
Few sentencing regimes have attracted as much criticism as imprisonment for public protection.
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OpinionListen to the Financial Conduct Authority on litigation funding
Financial Services and Markets Bill offers a chance to regulate the industry.