Commentary and opinion – Page 103
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OpinionWhat if the super-exam applied to doctors?
Risks associated with lowering the bar both in terms of assessment and experience required to qualify would cause uproar.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: manners.
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OpinionThe challenge of generational diversity
Understanding all generations working at a firm can assist in leading, growing and managing succession.
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OpinionOpen justice isn’t only for deserving cases
This week's Supreme Court judgment in Cape has been hailed as a breakthrough in transparency. Don’t be so sure.
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OpinionA bad time to review regulation
We must promote the strengths other countries have seen in our legal professions before confronting those abroad with something unfamiliar.
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OpinionTackle dysfunction in our immigration system
Assumptions about where someone was born are having a damaging effect when it comes to the right to live and work in the UK.
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OpinionBuckland is boring choice for justice - and that’s just fine
New lord chancellor brings experience and passion for the nitty-gritty issues.
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OpinionCommittees are what we make them
When the Law Society puts its weight behind committees such as Immigration Law, they have significant influence.
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OpinionBoris Johnson: who will get the justice brief?
Rumours and speculation about who will succeed David Gauke are somewhat lacking.
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OpinionNew code for private prosecutions will embed their place in criminal justice
Private prosecutor’s disclosure duties and standards of conduct are set down in guidance.
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OpinionFinding faith, hope and opportunity
Law Society deputy vice-president says she will bring a unique perspective.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: tackling tiredness.
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OpinionInsurers, not Gauke, screwed up on the discount rate
Insurers are angry they didn’t get what they wanted. It was foolish to assume they had won the argument.
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OpinionFirms should reach out to universities
Academic research has much to offer innovative legal practices - but not enough are taking advantage of synergistic link-ups.
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OpinionWe must do more to prevent women being ‘lost to the law’
Many more women than men quit their legal careers before they are able to reach their full potential.
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OpinionGaining experience after a break from the profession
I took time off from working at a law firm to have children. I am now a part-time legal archivist. How do I secure a training contract?
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OpinionThe draft Domestic Abuse Bill fails migrant victims
It does not acknowledge the obstacles faced by those vulnerable in our society.
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OpinionIt’s time to debate legal aid funding alternatives
We must explore other avenues before more advice deserts appear. Japan offers a useful example.
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OpinionLegislation alone is not enough to achieve equality
Social and cultural beliefs, such as those seen in Kenya, continue to restrict women’s rights and freedoms across the world.