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OpinionThe 'applicable law' fault line running through the Channel
A new development could have finally resolved issues around English wills and French property.
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OpinionMoJ must grasp interest on client account scheme
Andy Burnham’s administration has an early and inexpensive opportunity to enhance access to justice.
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OpinionAssets of community value reform gives community groups teeth
The balance between community interests and private ownership is shifting: businesses should assess their exposure now.
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OpinionWe need to rethink our approach to Football Banning Orders
Current regulations do not make a big enough distinction between organised disorder and lower-level offending.
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OpinionFunny, courageous and so talented: Remembering the late, great Paul Ridout
Paul taught me lessons decades ago that I still draw upon.
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OpinionThe government has toughened its fraud laws - now it must make them count
Jonathan Fisher KC’s Fraud in the Digital Age report delivers a clear warning about the scale of fraud in the UK.
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OpinionA nuclear life on the ocean wave
Are we really poised to enter a golden age of maritime nuclear power? The idea looks far-fetched.
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OpinionMaking money from misogyny
What should the law do when misogyny becomes a profitable online business model capable of influencing millions of young people?
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Opinion'The legal profession continues to benefit from greater diversity'
Nazmin Choudhury on her journey into the profession and how her South Asian heritage has influenced her approach to work.
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OpinionOut Of Office? How many of us are still sneaking a look at emails?
The temptation is strong, but maybe one simple tactic can keep work issues away.
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OpinionIs the SQE failing the next generation?
Some candidates now pass their assessments and arrive in practice visibly surprised by what is expected.
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OpinionAre clients more likely to try to avoid family court or is it business as usual?
Two years ago, new family proceedings rules arrived to encourage the use of non-court dispute resolution. Jo O'Sullivan explores whether things have changed.
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OpinionOfcom’s World Cup intervention and the implications for professional sport
UK regulator begins to take pre-emptive action against platforms that facilitate and enable abuse.
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OpinionUndercover policing: reform cannot mean simply adding safeguards
Upwards of 68 women have been targeted into close relationships, often 'forever' relationships, only for their partners suddenly to disappear.
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OpinionFeminist constellations in law
As the multitude of women’s professional networks and collaborations demonstrate, we are stronger together.
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OpinionForced adoptions: 'The shame was never yours'
The prime minister has apologised on behalf of the UK government to mothers and adopted children affected by historical forced adoption.
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OpinionDisability Pride Month: Help shape a more inclusive profession
The Law Society has recently embarked on its Get Involved volunteering programme, which enables more solicitors to contribute to their professional body.
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OpinionDiary of a white-tie diner
The Gazette's intrepid courts editor braves her third Mansion House judges' dinner.