Commentary and opinion – Page 6
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Opinion
Jack, the beanstalk and the SEND Tribunal
Tribunal figures show councils to be doubling down on the creation and enforcement of Education, Health and Care Plans.
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How do we keep making this work?
Criminal defence solicitor Chloe Jay writes about the precarious balancing act of keeping criminal defence work afloat.
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Disability inclusion: we need to see tangible action
When it comes to disability inclusion, there can be a tendency to focus on events and awareness raising. This on its own is not enough.
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Arbitrating against Russia - what's next?
Award obtained by JSC DTEK Krymenergo against Russian Federation is a reminder of constraints imposed on Russia by a network of bilateral investment treaties.
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Introducing the ICC Guide to Disability Inclusion
It is time to recognise that disability inclusion in the law is not just a moral right but a strategic imperative for the future of the profession.
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Power without responsibility – us?
We must consider that others see lawyers differently to us. If we keep telling ourselves how right we are we will not hear what our critics are saying.
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Time to end the post-PACCAR chaos
There has never been a better time to be a lawyer who specialises in litigation funding agreements (LFAs).
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Mother in Law: Secret Santa ideas
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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To control AI, we should regulate humans
Why do we allow AI systems to diagnose cancers, decide on benefits applications, or identify criminals without requiring that the individuals who design them be subject to professional regulation?
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SRA’s power grab arguments still don’t stack up
Regulator is barely capable of doing its current work, without taking on whole new powers.
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War crimes law: often cited, often ignored
Just over a week ago, the American Bar Association withdrew the two statements that it had previously made in relation to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Causes and effect – can juries spurn the law?
Jurors 'should obey the law', Lord Devlin said in his 1956 Hamlyn lectures. 'But it is an obedience which they cannot be compelled to give.'
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Premium office closure is latest nail in the coffin
Is the UK really serious about its role as a leader in world trade?
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Mother in Law: Don’t get stuck in neutral
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Weaponising international arbitration
We think of ourselves as warriors for the rule of law. It is salutary to hear another view.
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Reframing justice – talking differently
A progress report on the Law Society's partnership with FrameWorks UK, as the programme reaches the halfway mark.
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AI risks and rewards
Algorithms must not replace judges, argues a research paper by an international group of lawtech academics.