All Comment articles – Page 55
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OpinionThis too will pass: dealing with stress
Slower pace of life can lead to some people feeling increasingly anxious and helpless.
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Opinion2008 crash offers glimpse of our future
Financial crisis showed shift in balance that takes place inside multi-practice law firms when a major economic downturn hits.
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OpinionRetirement solutions: a brave new world beckons
It’s time the profession came up with more options for those looking at retirement.
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OpinionSmaller, poorer and differently regulated
When permitted by the government to leave our houses, the profession will not look the same.
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OpinionPulling our justice system back from the brink
Those who need the protection of the law – usually those with the least – are suffering the most during lockdown.
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Opinion170 years on, royal privacy again at stake
The Queen was livid. Her Majesty’s private family pictures were being hawked around London for all the world to see.
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OpinionMother in law: keeping your distance
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionHomeschooling at court
Covering a case while looking after my child is a lockdown challenge I've been dreading.
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OpinionIt’s possible to love the NHS and still need to sue it
The narrative against clinical negligence claims is bound to ramp up during this outpouring of NHS affection.
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OpinionStay home, save lives: A different kind of Ramadan
Firms should ensure all employees are aware of what is involved for employees observing Ramadan and the potential impact in the workplace.
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OpinionShutter island
Tory MP Tom Tugendhat, son of the judge, rather unexpectedly quoted Lenin last week in a Mail article berating lawyers for aiding money launderers.
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OpinionPublic health measures could threaten privilege
How do you balance public health requirements against a right to privacy, and maybe other human rights?
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ProfileLawyers in lockdown: stories from the frontline
'This is the third lockdown/state of emergency I have lived through. The previous two were quite different.'
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OpinionSlave to the algorithm?
How long will it take us to accept that ‘computers are outworkers, not overlords’?
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OpinionMother in law: the lockdown balancing act
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family in lockdown somewhere in England.
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OpinionRemote possibilities
’Make time for leisure and don’t catastrophise’ - strategies for working in lockdown.
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OpinionThe new normal? Opinion has shifted overnight on remote hearings
Why have remote court hearings? The question in future is surely why would we not?
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OpinionWill there be a worse access to justice crisis?
Potential consequences for legal services are emerging from the fog of the coronavirus crisis.
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OpinionProbate: Are too many hopeless contentious cases being settled?
A recent decision illustrates a concerning trend of cases brought under the 1975 Inheritance Act.