Commentary and opinion – Page 150
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OpinionRefuting a classic slur
London’s toxic mayoral election highlighted the dangers of identifying solicitors with their clients.
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OpinionJustice delayed, but not denied
The historic Hillsborough inquests ended with a resounding vindication of a 27-year struggle for the truth.
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OpinionUnnecessary is the new black in PI claims
Who needs to prove fraud when you can simply deem claims unnecessary?
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OpinionBrexit – 1975 was another country
Lawyers were urged to give ‘reassurance’ in the last European membership referendum.
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OpinionVAT on legal services – a new case
Solicitors may think that this topic does not apply to them, but an upcoming case at the Court of Justice of the European Union affects lawyers directly.
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OpinionBreathing space for Slater and Gordon – just
It's a tonic for staff that the firm has struck a deal with lenders, but executives face a daunting challenge to make the numbers add up.
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OpinionHigh-handed ‘high-harm’ test
Operation Nexus is a policy written backwards from tabloid headlines on foreign criminals.
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OpinionTime to put the McKenzie friend issue to rest
News that solicitors are acting as McKenzie friends will fuel the debate over unqualified advisers.
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OpinionBrexit, law and sunk costs
After decades of denying that Brussels creates very much law, the ‘in’ campaign has changed its tune.
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Opinion‘Mob rule’ must not dictate legal aid policy
A ‘one-nation justice system’ cannot be built by recourse to crude populism.
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OpinionBrexit – what's not been discussed
The in/out debate has not yet touched on borderless technologies. That’s a big omission.
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OpinionSome good news for claimant PI lawyers
Jackson LJ may have done something that will meet with approval.
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OpinionClimate change on secrecy
The Panama Papers leak has made the defence of professional confidentiality much more difficult.
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OpinionTwo faces of transparency
The correct response to the Panama Papers will be consistent with our values.
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OpinionFair fees for clinical negligence
Fears have been expressed about fixed fees but radical change could address flaws in the current regime.
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OpinionBite the bullet and raise the court fees cap
If the courts must generate cash, the £10,000 limit is simply too low.
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OpinionThe shrinking role of lawyers in ODR
What do our regulators have to say about the part lawyers will play in online justice?
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OpinionTreating jurors like grown-ups
The Angela Wrightson case has highlighted the ways in which social media can taint a trial.
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OpinionStay engaged on education
Revised proposals for solicitor education must be viewed in the context of changes to regulation.