Commentary – Page 4
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Opinion
In the pandemic, pro bono work has never been more vital
Lack of legal representation will lead to injustice on an industrial scale.
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Women in law continue to be put under pressure by crisis
Study highlights concerns that redundancies are more likely to impact women, whether due to roles they traditionally work in or childcare responsibilities.
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Training in turbulent times
As the profession navigates its way through the global pandemic, has there ever been a tougher time to be a trainee?
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Lawtech and ethics: Discussion paper calls on the profession
Law Society launches paper seeking views on considerations solicitors and firms should have in designing or procuring lawtech solutions.
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Justice depends on data - and the pandemic shows why
At the moment we lack even the most basic information about how the system is coping.
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Mother in law: Trying to be cheerful
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minority diversity, inclusion and equality
Rather than drowning out the equality agenda, the pandemic is throwing new light on it and that requires a response.
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Conveyancing solicitors keeping people moving during the Covid-19 crisis
Law Society's property law conference will offer insights from experts on developments in SDLT, planning law, residential and commercial property law.
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Covid has ‘exacerbated’ exceptional case funding problems
Research published by Public Law Project highlights why there has been a decrease in ECF applications by legal aid providers.
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Letters roundup - 28 September 2020
Client due diligence during Covid, and rights for jurors: your letters to the editor.
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Reluctant home workers will despair at Johnson’s second lockdown
Many lawyers have embraced their return to the office. Their morale will plunge from this latest reversal.
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Legal culture wars are a necessary nuisance
Legal principles are dead when we do not argue over them. Debate, even fierce debate, is how people learn to go forward.
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Pandemic protocol must maintain public trust
As courts reopen, there is still confusion over quarantine rules and communication.
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On the frontline in a Nightingale court
The system is doing its best - but open justice does not seem to be a priority.
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Maintaining the lawtech momentum
The legal profession has adapted swiftly to the pandemic. Underpinning this achievement is technology.
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A-Level shambles has lessons for justice
In the age of algorithms we must insist that every individual has the right to a human judge.
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From treading water to drowning quickly
Many people were unknowingly on the brink of falling into a hidden justice gap before Covid-19 hit.
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18-year-old law helps German courts tackle backlog
Court can order a hearing via video conference without the request or consent of the parties.
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Running a law school in lockdown
Diary of a law academic, trying to make law graduates fit for the workplace, trying (and failing) to be the perfect manager, mother and mate.
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Forgotten defendants and crumbling criminal justice
Radical action is needed to properly resource the justice system, deal with cases backlog, and start releasing low-risk defendants.