Commentary – Page 8
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Opinion
Mother in law: finding the silver lining
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: making the most of the here and now.
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Successfully managing remote legal teams
What can firms do to ensure their teams remain motivated during this unprecedented time?
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Coronavirus Q&A: Executing wills
Common queries answered about how best to execute wills during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Covid-19 will cast a long shadow
We should all contemplate the longer-term consequences for our profession.
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Out of the knacker’s yard?
Remote and agile working is certainly one for the medium-term. I speak from experience.
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Out of sight, law firms fear financial disaster
Thousands of law firm workers could be furloughed by cashed-strapped firms.
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Criminal defenders on the frontline
The Law Society is concentrating on lobbying to ensure a safe environment for criminal practitioners.
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Rise of domestic abuse during the Covid-19 crisis
Isolation and lockdown means victims do not have access to support networks such as schools, workplaces, families or neighbours.
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Please be fair to trainees
Open letter from junior lawyers to firms as impact of Covid-19 felt.
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Coronavirus 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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Covid-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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All jury trials must be suspended immediately
Decision to continue with trials of 3 days or less is wholly irresponsible in amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mother 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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At court in the time of coronavirus
Avoid crowded places? No chance of that, at Croydon county court yesterday.
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COVID-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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COVID-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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Coronavirus and basic rights
Outbreak raises interesting questions of balance between basic rights and public health.