Commentary and opinion – Page 133
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OpinionTruss sounds death knell for claimant PI sector
Lord chancellor appears even keener than her predecessors to go after claimant lawyers.
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OpinionAt last: a digital success in justice
Crown court judges have forsaken paper for laptops. That’s worth celebrating, but doesn’t mean IT is all downhill from here.
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OpinionTrump, Brexit and the rule of law
Lawyers must stand up to the new revolutionaries and stress that procedures take priority over outcomes.
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OpinionYoung adults top bad league
Treating young offenders as mere numbers will fail them and undermine prison reform.
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OpinionJackson again? Fixed costs review will attract scepticism
Is a fixed costs evangelist the right person to lead a review?
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OpinionClaimants forced to reveal funding secrets
Judgment considered a ‘test case’ for whether third-party funders can remain anonymous.
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OpinionEquality: men must lean in too
Equality is everyone's business. To achieve it, women lawyers need male counterparts to act with greater confidence.
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OpinionIs criticising judges only for the posh prints?
Britons have been denigrating the judiciary at least since Hogarth. Long may it continue.
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OpinionStudents heading for the Brexit?
A brain drain of EU law students would damage universities and our profession.
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OpinionNot just Brexit judges who are under attack
The lord chief justice was concerned with more than just article 50 this week.
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OpinionArticle 50: much more than Brexit at stake
Today’s ruling marks the latest chapter in the struggle between the Crown and a democratically elected legislature.
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OpinionA good divorce?
With some help from policymakers we can change negative perceptions of divorce.
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OpinionEnglish law and foreign investment
Kazakhstan offers an example of how English law can be used to promote UK interests overseas.
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OpinionCompetitive advantage
Core witness-handling skills will be tested in new affordable advocacy training.
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OpinionJustice redefined
Our guiding principle will be not what is moral, but what can be automated.
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OpinionHeathrow runway litigation: brace for impact
Further rounds of legal challenges to airport expansion will bring the law into disrepute.
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