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OpinionILCA scheme: Stakeholders rally to reject government proposals
An Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts Scheme is nothing more than a crude sector-specific tax on clients of legal services.
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OpinionRules on embargos tilt narrative towards powerful defendants
Defendants have time to digest and respond to judgments, while claimants must act on the hoof.
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OpinionA new space race: time for European legislation
The EU Space Act represents a powerful and potentially decisive instrument.
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OpinionIndependent legal advice scheme for rape victims is here to stay
There are some misconceptions about the purpose of ILA and how it functions.
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OpinionWhy culture, not policy, is the key to gender balance in law
Too often, conversations about gender balance in law focus on what is written down.
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OpinionYouth justice: time for a national conversation
We should not be comfortable about the fact 13,000 children are sentenced each year.
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OpinionMazur ruling is the law's Bobby Ewing moment - but can the profession forget?
Careers have been seriously disrupted while this unnecessary mess has gone on.
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OpinionHigh cost of court transcripts is neither inevitable nor accidental
Several immediate options are available to the government if it is committed to open justice.
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OpinionWeakening jury trials risks politicising Britain's courts
As the Courts and Tribunals Bill moves into committee, concerns sharpen. It is not a measured reform, it is a misstep.
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OpinionFor employment lawyers, the M&S chief compliments officer creates a minefield
M&S has appointed Gillian Anderson as chief compliments officer. Every employment lawyer will be thinking: proceed with caution.
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OpinionCrypto asset disputes: the new frontline in commercial litigation
Crypto assets are intangible, volatile and portable but they are not beyond the reach of English law.
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OpinionShock, anger and lost caseloads: A chartered legal executive on life since Mazur
We speak to the law firm director told by the court she could no longer represent her client.
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OpinionThe law on anticipatory self-defence
The US has not demonstrated ’requisite imminence’ of an attack by Iran.
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OpinionReducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
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OpinionTrial by jury must not become the casualty of a strained justice system
Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.
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OpinionInternational Women's Day
Women leaders in the legal profession mark International Women’s Day.
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OpinionLegal needs in Wales
The key question is not whether solicitors are trusted, but whether people can actually reach them.