Commentary and opinion – Page 132
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OpinionGender Recognition Act and the road to self-declaration
Self-declaration will help ensure our gender marker is recorded officially and allow transgender people to integrate seamlessly into society.
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OpinionWhen clients instruct a solicitor, they expect the full package
Yes, the market has changed - but consumers must not be misled into thinking they are always protected.
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OpinionBrexit wishlists must be fully fleshed out
Single demands, ’red lines’ and wishlists will mean little on their own.
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OpinionRelentless expansion of litigation funding
US funding market is still seen as offering plenty of headroom for growth.
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OpinionJustice is not a popularity contest
Reflecting on the Charlie Gard case, bar chair Andrew Langdon QC warns of the dangers of personalising the role of lawyers.
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OpinionNeuberger's distaste for executive fudge
Outgoing Supreme Court president is not demob-happy - he has form.
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OpinionCross-border electronic evidence - the latest
Given the work of the EU, access to cross-border electronic evidence will only be complicated by leaving.
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OpinionAn outgoing judiciary
Steadfast and not sentimental, fearless but restrained: Lord Neuberger’s advice for the judges who will succeed him.
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OpinionMunby's broadside shows judges have had enough
Senior judges are becoming ever more outspoken about the degradation of our justice system, within the bounds of constitutional propriety.
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OpinionUnison win exposes folly of commodifying justice
The taxpayer will pay a hefty price for the government’s indifference to access to justice.
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OpinionJ-Day has come – More fixed and capped costs are here to stay
Jackson review entrenches fixed costs, but it is not as bad as feared.
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OpinionWhen misconduct tests democracy
Crises over judicial independence and immigration highlight the delicate balance of asserting EU values while respecting national sovereignty.
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OpinionChecking the alien advance
The role of lawyer must be reimagined to confront the market disrupters
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OpinionWorking hypotheses
The Taylor Review is no damp squib – it strikes a balance by protecting rights without stifling innovation.
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OpinionThe Taylor Review – a little piece of Canada?
Employment review was an anti-climax, and even these timid recommendations may never see the light of day.
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Dodgy motors and the lure of the modern
Like so many bright ideas, abolishing the tax-disc looked a no-brainer. Until it hit the real world.
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OpinionBrutal and elegant - tribunal judgment will resonate for years
This richly deserved slapdown for the executive has moved at least one lawyer to tears. Bravo, Lord Reed et al.
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OpinionAttack on judges must end now
Mr Justice Francis should not need to clarify the task before him in Charlie Gard judgment.
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OpinionSQE and trade agreements
Could the SQE make practising abroad harder for newly-qualified solicitors?