All Comment articles – Page 83
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OpinionWarning witnesses: the risks
Providing witnesses with the level of detail suggested risks tipping trials in favour of the prosecution.
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OpinionGulf law: built on sand?
Does the expansion of Gulf financial centres truly demonstrate the solidity of the region’s legal systems?
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OpinionAn Orwellian nightmare
Not one country has joined the Law Society in speaking up for Turkey’s persecuted lawyers. That has to change.
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OpinionRespecting the ‘victim’
Victims and witnesses should be enabled to give their best evidence in court.
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OpinionMisuse of bail conditions
The growing use of mass arrest is restricting the right to protest.
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OpinionFundamentals of freedom
We must not allow the Paris atrocities to ignite a bonfire of our liberties.
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OpinionFFP: whole new ball game
Financial Fair Play is helping to cure European football’s budgetary incontinence – and this means more work for lawyers.
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OpinionLegal aid: sharing services
Lawyers could help stave off potential advice deserts in the coming year by sharing knowledge and experience.
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OpinionMarking International Human Rights Day
On the 66th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights in the UK are under threat.
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OpinionJunior lawyers: we’re worth it
Paying aspiring lawyers to undertake work experience makes both moral and business sense.
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OpinionMax Clifford: silence is golden
Should lawyers be alarmed by a new sentencing principle established in the Max Clifford case?
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OpinionTransatlantic trade deal: myths versus reality
Even though some reservations about the EU-US free trade deal are misguided, issues they raise are important.
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OpinionTransatlantic trade deal: a tipping point?
The legal profession has an opportunity to ensure the deal supports access to justice.
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OpinionEntering troubled waters
A shift in policy on the rescue of persons in distress at sea raises urgent questions of international law.
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OpinionDemolishing the stereotype
A diverse judiciary dispenses better justice and it’s time we took radical steps to create one.
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OpinionPutting a family on ice
Offering women employees the opportunity to freeze their eggs could be viewed as discriminatory.
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OpinionHuman rights imperative
The International Olympic Committee’s new anti-discrimination clause has symbolic power.
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OpinionRobots running law firms? Surely not
Forget ‘Tesco’ law and legal aid cuts – the real threat to the status quo for lawyers might be more futuristic.
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OpinionGiving victims a fair hearing
The Rotherham grooming scandal bolsters the case for more witness support, says Mark Castle.