Commentary and opinion – Page 120
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OpinionMeddling ministers: stop annoying judges
The judiciary is the greatest of allies in the court reform slog. Best keep them onside.
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OpinionTrump has a point on UN rights body
If the UN Human Rights Council's reputation and prestige were higher, this cynical US withdrawal would have been less likely.
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OpinionBeing a council member
Great efforts have been made to ensure that all parts of the profession are reflected.
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OpinionA safe and adequate home should be a fundamental human right in the UK
The UN has enshrined the right to an adequate home into international law. Unfortunately successive UK governments have refused to incorporate this protection into domestic law.
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Opinion7.01pm? Don't email unless it's urgent
Royal Mail's GC doesn't message colleagues in the evening or at weekends. All lawyers should follow suit.
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OpinionA direction from the Supreme Court
‘How unusual is it,’ I was asked on BBC Radio Ulster, ‘for the Supreme Court to say it has no jurisdiction to decide a case but then to say what it would have decided if it could?’
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OpinionChoice? All we're doing is confusing consumers
Potential clients now have so many options they can’t possibly know which way to turn.
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We'll always have Paris
France’s new international court may not be as English-friendly as promoted - but it should be taken seriously.
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OpinionOrganising flexible working
Fathers are now among those making formal requests to change their working patterns.
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OpinionLet's end the 'fat cat' lawyer myth once and for all
Solicitors must shout louder about the phenomenal amount of pro bono work they do every day.
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OpinionHow deregulation harms our trade in legal services
High regulatory standards give other negotiators less to complain about in trade talks.
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OpinionBlurring the lines
For law firms, funding claims is not for dabblers. But the profits could be vast
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OpinionOn judicial diversity, there is little trickle-up effect
The High Court’s record on diversity is worse than that of Oxbridge - much worse - and money is the problem.
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OpinionLawyers won't forgive Dacre for 'Enemies of the People'
Amid the tributes to the outgoing Daily Mail editor, that front page leaves an indelible mark.
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OpinionThe LSB’s exercise in futility
Super regulator’s public censure makes absolutely no contribution to the problems lawyers face.
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OpinionSitting in judgement on flexible courts
Why the legislative drip-feed on the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill?
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OpinionListed law firms are catching on - but the investor is a hungry beast
Firms needing long-term planning may find there’s not much left once dividends are paid.
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OpinionHow to move on from north-shoring
I work in one of the big commercial firm’s ‘north-shored’ offices. I’m ambitious, do I need to try a move?
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OpinionEmployment law in the #MeToo era
Fuelled by the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements in the US, there has been a step change in attitudes to sexual harassment in the workplace.