Commentary and opinion – Page 152
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OpinionGet Carta: an octocentenary weekend
Interpretations of Magna Carta varied extraordinarily over the weekend commemorations. A fine testament to its value.
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OpinionSurveillance: judges, not politicians
Governments should never be allowed to authorise surveillance of lawyers’ secret conversations – otherwise politicians become judge and jury in their own case.
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OpinionBuilding a court for war crimes
The professional support services section of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia carries out tasks that range from the exceptional to the everyday.
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OpinionRule of folklore
Lawyers treat one financial target as holy writ. But where did it originate?
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OpinionInternational courts and lawyers
International courts keep growing, which raises questions about how they treat lawyers.
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OpinionGateley: opening the floodgates?
As the first UK law firm goes public, will Gateley’s competitors scramble to follow suit?
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OpinionWho is going to pay for rogue solicitors?
There is hardly a queue to pay compensation fund costs. This thorny issue has to be resolved at some point.
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OpinionSecuring your site against fraudsters
Firms that actively manage their online presence will stand a better chance of spotting malicious attacks.
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OpinionGoing Dutch
Does the University of Law’s sale to a foreign consolidator offer a glimpse into the future of higher education?
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OpinionBreaking with convention
A British Bill of Rights is indefinitely delayed – but it hasn’t been shelved.
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OpinionTwo cheers for Sir Rupert
The inception of costs management was botched, but there are grounds for optimism.
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OpinionLawyers v robots
Are law firms doing enough to innovate and compete with the rise of the machines?
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OpinionLegal aid’s founding text turns 70
How the 1945 report of a Conservative-chaired committee laid the foundations of state-funded legal aid.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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OpinionRelieving the tension in-house
A new report exposes the frustrations that arise in dealings between in-house lawyers and corporate executives.