Commentary and opinion – Page 83
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OpinionPlease be fair to trainees
Open letter from junior lawyers to firms as impact of Covid-19 felt.
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OpinionShami’s interview outtakes
Following the Gazette’s interview with the shadow attorney general, here are a few points worth adding.
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OpinionCoronavirus brings out the best in our legal profession
We must prepare for a long slog. But we can also extract positives from the early response to this crisis.
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OpinionCovid-19: Where is the SRA?
Regulator is already dangerously late in fulfilling its responsibilities to a profession reeling from a disaster.
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OpinionAn extradition treaty unfit for purpose
Across politics, people agree US-UK extradition is broken. The obvious example is Harry Dunn. He was allegedly killed in Britain by American Anne Sacoolas driving on the wrong side of the road.
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OpinionMother in law: coping with the kids in lockdown
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: a guide to handling school closures.
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OpinionAt court in the time of coronavirus
Avoid crowded places? No chance of that, at Croydon county court yesterday.
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OpinionCOVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody
It seems timely to revisit the main provisions within PACE that are relevant to our current concerns.
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OpinionCOVID-19: how bars are coping worldwide
There are useful lessons in how lawyer bodies around the globe are dealing with the pandemic.
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OpinionSheikh Mohammed: media and courts protect vulnerable children
A judge treated reporters with respect and they responded by respecting his orders. Their reward was a cracking story.
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OpinionClassism: the unseen prejudice
According to the Social Mobility Commission’s 2019 poll, 77% of people feel there is a large gap between social classes in Britain today.
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OpinionJournal of a plague year
Samuel Pepys encounters a couple of 'Sollicitors' in his celebrated diary of 1665.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: the 'male default'.
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OpinionWould you trust a PI defendant to protect your interests?
The Ministry of Defence wants claimants to act without lawyers. You have to ask why.
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OpinionDon't be deterred by perceived lack of social mobility in law
I firmly believe that, if you are prepared to work hard enough, this rewarding profession is yours for the taking.
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OpinionCoronavirus and basic rights
Outbreak raises interesting questions of balance between basic rights and public health.
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OpinionDangerously optimistic clients
Litigators working under a conditional fee agreement justifiably dread the unreasonably optimistic client.
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OpinionEquitable briefing: the second 100 years of women in law
Employment Lawyers Association scheme monitors solicitors’ instructions to employment law barristers by reference to gender.
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