All Comment articles – Page 70
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Opinion
SQE and trade agreements
Could the SQE make practising abroad harder for newly-qualified solicitors?
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Our courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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Whitlam’s Law: Time to change outmoded drink-driving laws
Law must give prosecutors ability to catch those drink-driving on private land.
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Wills: digital v the real world
E-signatures have had formal legal status for 17 years but are still science fiction for many legal purposes.
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New Brexit papers on the CJEU
Brexit negotiation positions offer stark contrasts in the role of lawyers in pending proceedings after UK withdrawal.
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Trained to get at the truth
Moore-Bick’s Grenfell Tower Inquiry: why the bold decision would be to rule out prosections and why it won’t happen.
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Brexit's Irish diaspora
A tsunami of UK solicitors has washed up in Ireland. But not in body.
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Late-night courts will pile more pressure on stressed junior lawyers
Extended hours will mean even later nights for solicitors starting out in their career.
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Lammy review: making recommendations a reality
Proposals to rebuild trust in the criminal justice system require political will.
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Child migrants and lawyers
Unaccompanied children applying for asylum in the EU need specific legal and other protections.
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SQE's steep learning curve
Technology must be embraced if the one-time ‘superexam’ is to be fit for purpose.
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Different strokes on costs
Lord Justice Jackson is showing welcome signs of flexibility on blanket measures to control costs.
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Google: antitrust policy needs to grow up
The web giant hasn't brought about the end of history, whatever the European Commission may think.
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Human rights defenders needed for transitional justice to succeed
Risks faced by human rights defenders in Colombia highlighted following assassinations.
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Brexit: getting down to the nitty-gritty
New EC position papers on police and judicial cooperation show the way - but so much that is complex is still to come.
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Global challenges in Brexit times
The same urgent topics are preoccupying major bars and law societies across the world.
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UK must not self-harm
The Law Society is ready to play its part in securing the best possible Brexit deal.
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