Commentary and opinion – Page 185
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OpinionThe cost of standing still
Providing legal services in the same way firms have been doing for decades won’t cut it anymore
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OpinionGood news from Colombia
The sheer bravery of Colombian lawyers in the face of constant danger puts the problems of the UK legal profession in perspective
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Avoiding costs complaints: unusual amounts
Get the client’s approval in writing to every step taken in order to limit the risk of complaints later on.
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OpinionLater start to lawyering
The frenetic level of deals that once supported armies of trainees and junior assistants learning on the job at law firms is no more
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OpinionShould Prince's letters be exempt from disclosure?
An apparent ‘constitutional aberration’ is to come under scrutiny from the Court of Appeal
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OpinionThe Law Society Charity
The Law Society Charity focuses on those who cannot get funding elsewhere
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OpinionBusiness booming in insolvency funding
With most areas of civil litigation beginning to feel the effects of the Jackson reforms, there was some interesting news this week from the insolvency quarter
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OpinionBoundaries of behaviour
My first day as an agent for the Crown Prosecution Service did not begin auspiciously.
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£10 too wealthy for legal aid
Today I received an application from an individual who was roughly £18 per month too wealthy to qualify for legal aid.
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Avoiding costs disputes with clients
The next growth industry for costs disputes will be between solicitor and client.
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A review of pre-packs is well overdue
Cadbury, Greenbury, Hampel, Turnbull, Higgs, Myners, Smith. No, this is not Blackpool’s backline from the 1953 cup final, but a list of grandees commissioned to review aspects of company law and corporate governance in the 1990s and early 2000s. Fading memories of attending their dessicated and often inconsequential press conferences ...
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OpinionGovernment bank sanction plans are flawed
The Treasury has accepted the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
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OpinionLawyers need to think tactically on costs
A few months in to the new costs budgeting regime, many litigators have already had to knuckle down and complete Precedent H
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Embracing compliance - like going to the gym
Much has been said and reported about the cost of regulatory compliance, but not so much about the benefits of compliance as a driver of quality and competitive advantage through creating better processes and controls. The SRA’s report Attitudes to regulation and compliance in legal services showed that the majority ...
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OpinionMesothelioma and Monopoly
There's a moment in most games of Monopoly when you have to make the choice. Your opponent needs your Pall Mall to complete their set, and they'll offer you a red, a green and a station in return. The deal looks too good to be true - what the hell ...
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OpinionChannel 4 is wrong to screen The Murder Trial
The strangest moment I ever faced while reporting a murder trial was some years ago in Braintree. The victim had been killed outside a nightclub and the DJ was giving evidence about the last time he saw the accused: dancing enthusiastically to ‘Oops Upside your Head’ (this really does constitute ...