Commentary and opinion – Page 137
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OpinionWorking for you
I want your Law Society to be in the best position to promote and support members
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OpinionLate night courts? I didn’t want to see my children anyway
Lawyers obviously aren’t working hard enough – let’s get them in court for longer.
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OpinionConveyancing fraud judgment should put all firms on red alert
Indemnity insurers will want to see that firms involved in conveyancing are making adequate checks.
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OpinionSgt Blackman: the shame and the pride
A troubling case exposes a troubling gulf in our society.
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OpinionBrexit: Summoning the collective will
In civil and criminal justice, there are clear benefits to maintaining close cooperation with the EU.
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OpinionPrison doesn’t work for women
Too many women are jailed – we need a radical new approach to criminal justice.
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OpinionSecrets and lies
Open justice was a casualty of 9/11. Now the British government has enlisted the judiciary in a shocking cover-up.
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OpinionRail strikes and fat cats
Supporters of limits to rights to strike were in a minority at legal debate.
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OpinionSprawling Prisons and Courts Bill is an indigestible mess
No wonder MPs can’t properly scrutinise this key bill – there’s just too much to take in.
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OpinionWhistleblowing and lawyers
A European Commission consultation on whistleblower protection raises important questions of legal professional privilege.
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OpinionBeefing up the bench
Intellect trumps all – standards must not fall as the judiciary addresses its recruitment ‘crisis’.
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OpinionA welcome retreat on bad law
Vulnerable children must always be able to access the help they need.
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OpinionDead in a decade? The collapse of our local press undermines the rule of law
The plight of local newspapers epitomises our diminished civil society - who will hold the parish panjandrums to account?
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OpinionSome hints on fixed costs
Lord Justice Jackson suggests different thresholds may apply for different types of case.
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OpinionMediation, costs and proportionality
Mediation is grounded in the psychology of conflict and its resolution and should be an automatic integrated stage in the litigation process.
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OpinionLawyers and the assault on truth
The part played by lawyers in long-trusted methods of arriving at the truth needs to be publicly reinforced in a convention.
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OpinionLegal education: success by degrees
Don’t be misled – employers continue to set great store by a top law degree.
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OpinionReturning to work and running a practice
You've taken time out to have children. How do you ensure that you can be a success upon returning to the law?
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OpinionSRA and transparency: 'do as we say, not as we do'
The regulator is vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy after shutting out the public and journalists.