Commentary and opinion – Page 170
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OpinionPortal claims: no room for mistakes
The doctrine of mistake doesn’t apply in the process-driven portal.
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OpinionLegal aid: sharing services
Lawyers could help stave off potential advice deserts in the coming year by sharing knowledge and experience.
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OpinionHuman rights in parallel universes
Solicitor general assures us that rights are safe in this government's hands.
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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OpinionLaw and art
In an era concerned with wellbeing, lawyers could express themselves by picking up a paintbrush.
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OpinionLawyers at Christmas
Lawyers put off organising the Christmas party until the last minute. A hint: don’t let the youngsters do it.
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OpinionA guide to European Lawyers Day
Mass surveillance and external capital in law firms emerged as the main themes.
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Opinion100 hours mandatory pro bono a year
How practical is the suggestion that lawyers could close the funding gap by working for nothing?
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OpinionGrayling’s JR mistake is unforgivable
Lord chancellor misled parliament. Doesn’t he understand his own bill?
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OpinionMarking International Human Rights Day
On the 66th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights in the UK are under threat.
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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OpinionLawyers and immigration
Lawyers have a crucial role to play in upholding migrants’ rights and dignity.
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.
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OpinionA century of death from the air
Christmas 1914 set precedents for a sustained breach of international law.
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OpinionMaintaining Justice
If human rights group Justice is to continue its work, it needs practical and financial support from the legal profession, says Skadden’s Karyl Nairn QC.
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OpinionClued-up – today’s lawyers-to-be
Aspiring lawyers can get ahead by keeping abreast of developments.
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OpinionImagining the future of legal services
The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Commission on the Future of Legal Services has issued its opening salvo.
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OpinionJunior lawyers: we’re worth it
Paying aspiring lawyers to undertake work experience makes both moral and business sense.