All Comment articles – Page 42
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OpinionSQE: Six months to go
From 1 September 2021 aspiring solicitors will be able to qualify via a new exam. Be ready.
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OpinionCovid certificates - there is no right answer
The biggest question of all: the conflict between the right to go about one’s business freely and the right to go about one’s business safely.
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OpinionMother in law: Virtual hearings
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLawtech: beware of the big plan
Forthcoming government innovation strategy should be wary of trying to pick winners.
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OpinionLawyers’ rights need greater protection
For years there has been an interesting debate in Europe about whether protections for lawyers’ rights should be strengthened.
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OpinionA dangerous executive power grab
Judicial review: tilting the balance in favour of the executive is dangerous.
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OpinionTime to get out of the People’s Republic of China
International firms that take the long view should consider the future of their China offices.
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OpinionContent warning: lawyers shouldn't normalise traumatic material
A new book on vicarious trauma in the legal profession couldn't be more timely.
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OpinionIt is time for the SRA to issue a virtual practice handbook
Assuming physical and virtual practice are the same is not helping us in the long run.
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OpinionConveyancing, digitisation and up-front information
Law Society announces pilot project to provide wholly digital facility for collection of up-front information using the TA6.
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OpinionMany lawyers prefer remote hearings, and they shouldn’t be muted
Lord chief justice should be explaining why hearings have to be in person, not assuming they must be.
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OpinionSummary of Whitehall submissions to public law review? No thanks
Robert Buckland MP says summarised version will give everyone a 'clear view' of submissions.
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OpinionMother in law: Dealing with bereavement
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionDigital ID standard is a welcome step for conveyancers
HMLR announcement is timely given the shift from manual to digital identity checks.
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OpinionHistorical slavery and the Law Society
Knowing about how we behaved in the past can help us to deal with the moral challenges of today.
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OpinionA failure to engage
Police were seen to manhandle those they are meant to protect at Saturday night's Clapham Common vigil.
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OpinionAnne Sacoolas at the point of no return
The prospect of Anne Sacoolas returning to the UK to face justice is fast receding.
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OpinionLife on a lockdown jury
Two weeks of court life revealed that HMCTS is doing its best - but Perspex and posters can only do so much.
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OpinionA pivotal point in changing the mindset of sexual abuse victims
Harvey Weinstein’s imprisonment proved that, regardless of how powerful the abuser, the law has the power to bring them down.