Commentary and opinion – Page 108
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OpinionRetired partners: a wasted marketing opportunity
Most large law firms do nothing to harness the reputation and goodwill of a retiring partner.
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OpinionQC status: time to cut the silk?
Arguments over the application and appointment process miss the big question.
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OpinionUnduly lenient sentences: time for a review
Further thought should be given to the attorney general’s role.
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OpinionUnfinished business on LASPO
Leading industry figures put their heads together on Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
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OpinionMisogyny as hate crime
The debate about whether to use a general gender hate crime label or a specific misogyny label is ongoing.
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OpinionCJEU dragged into political disputes
The constitutional crisis in Poland epitomises the CJEU’s widened remit.
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OpinionGet smart: blockchain will liberate lawyers
The rise of artificial intelligence and its replacement of human workers is now well-documented, but will the blockchain technology known as ‘smart contracts’ one day replace lawyers?
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OpinionThirteen-year contempt battle will extend HRA
Until now, William Hammerton was best known to assiduous readers of the law reports as the disappointed litigant imprisoned 11 years ago for throwing eggs at a senior circuit judge.
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OpinionArmed forces chief has no desire to end prosecutions
Despite the headline there is little appetite for exempting soldiers from investigation and prosecution.
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OpinionSpare a thought for lawyers busy as ever in August
Some will disappear for weeks on end, but the days of the long vacation are gone.
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OpinionClient instructions and the public interest - again
Cases are mounting where solicitors are identified with their clients’ interests and behaviour in carrying out instructions against what is perceived as the public interest.
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OpinionThe public is being left in the dark about unexplained wealth orders
Stringent reporting restrictions in the first public unexplained wealth order hearing threaten to undermine open justice.
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OpinionLight touch is the right touch for AI regulation
A requirement for transparency is essential - but the regulatory framework must not stifle development.
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OpinionBench test should not favour bar
Hardly a week goes by without confirmation that we are facing a judicial recruitment crisis.
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OpinionSir James Munby retires: his best quotes
On the day that the outspoken family division president retires, the Gazette recalls some soundbites.
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OpinionWhy the Kit Kat trade mark row is far from over
Far from being thrown out, the contested trade mark application will now return to be considered by the EU Intellectual Property Office’s board of appeal.
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OpinionBreaking up is hard to do. Why make it harder?
The government's lack of interest in no-fault divorce is baffling.
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OpinionSRA's price publication demand was inevitable
The Law Society has published an important briefing paper on information solicitors’ firms will likely have to publish on their websites.
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OpinionFailing ombudsman should get its own house in order
Performance levels have slumped - so the Ombudsman is making its targets easier.