Commentary and opinion – Page 24
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OpinionMahmood's swearing-in ceremony felt extra special
Watching a female lord chancellor be greeted by the lady chief justice outside the Royal Courts of Justice is a moment I will never forget.
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OpinionA preview of the King’s speech
Growth and planning - intertwined goals - are the major thrust of government policy, which Labour emphasised throughout its campaign.
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OpinionDisability Pride Month: What is it and why does it matter?
Members of the Law Society's Disabled Solicitors Network Committee share their experiences.
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OpinionBlack judges: when will the number rise?
New data shows the proportion of judges who are black has not risen in a decade.
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OpinionThe government is chasing growth, with implications for law and regulation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the biggest change for the stock exchange in more than 30 years.
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OpinionLawyers and the 2024 elections
If ‘lefty lawyer’ is the worst attack we have to put up with, we have come out of it a good deal better than our colleagues in France.
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OpinionTA6 forms will continue to evolve
Modernising is always a challenge for conveyancers but we need to embrace it in order to thrive.
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OpinionMother in Law: 'Why don’t you become an MP, Mum?'
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWhat can lawyers expect from Labour?
The new prime minister is well aware that his most urgent legal challenge is prison overcrowding.
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OpinionTo fix civil justice, the new government has a mountain to climb
Problems in civil justice are more like climate change – an existential threat, but one that, day to day, many find easier to ignore.
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OpinionE-evidence – EncroChat and more
As more and more evidence becomes electronic, the law and court decisions on e-evidence become more important.
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OpinionDigital election: party manifestos assessed
A look at data and surveillance, AI regulation and Freedom of Information.
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OpinionDfE provides information on controversial experts pilot
The Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Service, a Department for Education-funded pilot scheme, has caused concern among family and children lawyers.
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OpinionSuspected Inflicted Head Injury Service and the law of unintended consequences
A serious problem with the concept of the SIHIS pilot is that it assumes that there can be ‘uniform’ opinion in these cases.
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OpinionElection date bets: what the law says
Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005 makes it a criminal offence to ‘cheat’ at gambling.
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OpinionImmigration lawyers under pressure everywhere
The UK's backlogs are grave: the immigration and asylum open caseload has increased 75% since last year.
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OpinionLabour must mend criminal justice
Letting prisoners out early may not sound as if it is putting the needs of victims first. But emergency measures can no longer be avoided.