Commentary and opinion – Page 124
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OpinionHow dare lawyers want control of their business
The Legal Services Board is not happy with the state of the market. Naturally lawyers are to blame.
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Don't fear AI; we're all algorithms anyway
Lawyers should not assume human brains are inherently superior to silicon ones.
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OpinionRights & wrongs: The limits of free speech
As Ken Livingstone demonstrated, some views may be lawfully but unacceptably expressed.
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OpinionSending the right messages
A surfeit of emails need not clog up the solicitor’s working day – here’s how to save time.
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OpinionCrunch time: Artificial intelligence and objective analysis
Artificial intelligence systems are slowly becoming accessible for all clients.
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OpinionMore costs reform? Just what lawyers don't need
Introduction of the new electronic bill of costs is unlikely to run smoothly.
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OpinionTime for a global regulatory treasury
We need a regulatory information resource for lawyer disciplinary records worldwide.
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OpinionTime to put ethics first
The pressure to meet unachievable targets in many law firms places an ethical strain on fee-earners.
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OpinionChanging of the guard
The outcome of the election should usher in a new lord chancellor – and spark a shakeup in the judiciary.
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Climate Trumpery is not the end of the world
Lawyers have a role in combatting the harm done by climate change, but perhaps not the one you think.
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OpinionGlobalisation news for lawyers
As Brexit threatens to damage cross-border legal practices, African societies are trying to form their own unions.
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OpinionA 'friendly' chat with a copper
Solicitors highlight the importance of legal representation when people voluntarily speak to police.
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OpinionThe Trial: the verdict
Channel 4’s docu-drama entertained - but missed opportunities to educate.
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OpinionCharting our rights post-Brexit
The EU is a union of values, as well as a trade and currency bloc. We must not abandon those values.
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OpinionShaping up to help members
How the Law Society is adapting its governance to a changing environment.
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OpinionCosts budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.
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OpinionTories' land data body sounds excellent. But...
A cadastral agency is a very non-conservative - indeed Napoleonic - concept.