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Commentary and opinion – Page 3
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OpinionMother in Law: Bonuses - contentious but crucial
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionJudging The Jury
Channel 4's programme The Jury: Murder Trial was entertaining but not informative viewing.
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OpinionThe Borders Inspector and Home Office accountability
Recommendations from the Windrush Lessons Learned Review deserve urgent attention.
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OpinionEarly legal advice pilot: resolving the family court crisis
When it comes to family justice and diverting more cases away from court, lawyers are part of the solution, not the problem.
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OpinionBroken Britain – the lawyers' story
We need to come to terms with the political reality that the government is not going to come to the rescue of our sector.
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OpinionPost Office convictions: setting the record straight
Legislation will be introduced ‘within weeks’ overturning wrongful convictions of hundreds of postmasters, the Ministry of Justice announced on 10 January.
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OpinionWorkload crunch compels in-house legal teams to use technology
As legal departments complete more work in-house rather than commissioning outside counsel, more pressure is being placed on corporate teams.
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OpinionPost Office leadership circus threatens to sideline victims again
Even now postmasters are not being heard. The real story is the failings in the compensation schemes.
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OpinionMeishi o douzo: The case for business cards
The practice of exchanging cards seems to be dying out. A pity.
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OpinionDiversity Access Scheme: Unique scholarship marks 20 years
To date, the scheme has supported nearly 300 talented trainees from less advantaged backgrounds to pursue their career ambitions.
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OpinionHow can we tell what is true anymore?
Two recent stories highlight the need for care in everyday legal life. Both caution against naivety.
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OpinionMother in Law: Go with your gut – at home and at work
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLegal aid review: MoJ has plenty of 'hard data'
Recent reports provide enough figures to justify MoJ asking Treasury colleagues for more cash.
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OpinionAlready there? In-house legal and flexible training
New flexibility in the qualification framework for solicitors may open doors to those in a variety of in-house roles.
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OpinionAI will come with a jagged edge
Identifying jobs that lend themselves to automation is neither obvious nor easy.
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Opinion'Ch-ch-changes: turn and face the strange'
The legal profession is changing under our feet. Statistics give only a partial picture.
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OpinionProtesters forced government’s hand on new curbs
New public order powers have been announced by ministers. Different branches of government have promoted the proposed reforms in very different ways.
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OpinionWho wins from PACCAR? Cartelists and corporate wrongdoers
Government should deal head on with last year's Supreme Court ruling, Road Haulage Association chief writes.