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Commentary and opinion – Page 9
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OpinionWhat will the bar look like in 2043?
Bar chair Nick Vineall KC says anomaly of conferring title ‘barrister’ before qualification process is complete is ‘single biggest systemic risk to profession’.
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OpinionThe SFO in-tray: Five key challenges for the new director
Nick Ephgrave must quickly rebuild trust and reshape the organisation.
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Opinion'Snow White' in the style of Linklaters
When people are able to ask ChatGPT to give legal advice in the style of a particular law firm, we have big problems.
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OpinionDefendant vs victim rights: A time for change?
Navigating the complexities of a defendant's refusal to attend a sentence hearing demands a careful examination of available options.
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OpinionLawyers are exasperated by net zero U-turns
Environmental law experts give their verdict as Sunak junks key parts of the government’s existing climate change policies.
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OpinionMaternity failings are now sadly all too familiar
Medical negligence solicitors are seeing the same mistakes made again and again.
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OpinionRemoving lawyers from police misconduct hearings is not the answer
Proposal to replace legally qualified chairs with senior police staff is a hugely retrograde step.
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OpinionSLAPPs clampdown must go further
An open letter from journalists and lawyers to justice secretary Alex Chalk.
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OpinionAre you interested in becoming a district judge?
The Judicial Appointments Commission is looking for 100 new district judges - with vacancies across England and Wales, writes Lord Bellamy KC.
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OpinionThe joy of plural pronouns in legal drafting
Language has changed. We should get over our shudders for the sake of simpler, clearer, fairer writing.
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OpinionSticking with the ECHR is not just a political issue
Would pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights lead to the UK’s expulsion from the Council of Europe?
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OpinionGovernment has moral imperative to fix child court backlogs
Family lawyers would welcome an active role from the government in the promotion of alternative dispute resolution.
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OpinionLady Justice is bleeding
Fixed recoverable costs regime is unfit for purpose - the time has come to hold those responsible to account.
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OpinionClick to convey: a lesson from Norway
Want to see what a real home information pack looks like? Look north.
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OpinionLawtech: We must not take our leading position for granted
Our ambition is to make the UK a hub for lawtech, and a haven for legal innovators.
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OpinionMother in Law: Family holidays
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionAbusers abusing ‘parental alienation’
'Parental alienation' is alleged far too often, which is undermining trust in the family courts.