Commentary and opinion – Page 44
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OpinionFrom Dundee to Donetsk: Rule 39 and why it matters
It is not common for procedural rules of court to become headline news, but that is exactly what occurred in the summer of 2022.
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OpinionTearing up the ‘lefty lawyers’ script
The continuing use of the ‘lefty lawyer’ label by the government looks set to become a feature of the long campaign leading to the next election.
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OpinionSolicitors must shape the future of the justice system or risk being left behind
The Law Society has been engaging with policy committees and external stakeholders to identify the big questions in civil justice.
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OpinionMother in Law: How to network
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLaw Society agenda encompasses LPA and Mental Health Act reform
Reform is central to supporting people detained under mental health legislation to access justice, and can reduce risk of vulnerable people being exploited during Lasting Powers of Attorney process.
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OpinionInternational Women's Day: Profession looks to do more and do it better
Law Society president Lubna Shuja encourages all firms, whatever their size, to sign up to the Women in Law Pledge.
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OpinionFirms should treat every day as International Women's Day
Women's achievements should be celebrated all year round, not just one day a year.
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OpinionCan a solicitor be a hero?
It is time to highlight the immense work that solicitors do to help both individuals and society as a whole.
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OpinionCan lawyers be utopians?
Sometimes we should spend time considering the eternal and beautiful, and how we should aim to construct a new version of it.
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OpinionNew bill may create hostile environment for media
Is public interest journalism about to be outlawed on national security grounds?
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OpinionHillsborough families let down by the state - again
Victims want legal representation and a duty of candour, not this diluted offer.
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OpinionMother in Law: Stuck in bad habits? Seek out small wins
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionFooting the bill for our own values
We need to wean ourselves off the notion that the government is going to continue to pay for everything forever.
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OpinionHMCTS was forewarned about the risk of digital courts
Rather than dismissing critics as Luddites the MoJ should have listened to court users.
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OpinionRisks and regulatory changes to look out for
Sanctions, AML compliance, SRA fining powers and a new enforcement strategy - the complexity of law firm risk mitigation and compliance is ever increasing.
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OpinionCommon platform fails to deliver
It is not a case of users adapting, but providers reviewing a dysfunctional system that may have been launched too soon.
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OpinionWhy we need a data lab for justice
We have systematically failed to collect data to help us understand who is in the justice system, or what happens to them.
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OpinionThe climate crisis and the courts
Just as Gandhi was a highly controversial figure in his lifetime, so were the defendants in Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court last week.
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OpinionCalling Putin to account for crime of aggression
A plan to create a new tribunal that would try Russian leaders on allegations of aggression gains traction within the international community.