All Euro blog articles – Page 9
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OpinionLawyers’ freedom of speech
Freedom of speech concerns us as lawyers because we are on the frontline of those who patrol it.
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OpinionAsylum: the new trial by ordeal
Europe’s leaders have collectively returned us to the barbarous legal past.
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OpinionEuropean lawyers in history
Two very different lawyers from recent history were involved in struggles which we recognise today.
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OpinionProfessional secrecy in jeopardy
The right of clients to consult their lawyers privately is under unprecedented attack.
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OpinionLawyer surveillance update
Government surveillance of lawyers’ correspondence is rarely out of the news.
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OpinionRegulating the unregulated
A US case involving dentists has refocused attention on that vexed question: how do we police unregulated providers?
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OpinionRating lawyers online
Web platforms allowing clients to review legal services raise difficult issues. How should they work?
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OpinionISDS – a lawyers’ issue
More lawyers should join the debate over issues surrounding the EU-US trade agreement. Our reputation is at stake.
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OpinionMore than Grexit
Greece has dominated the headlines but other issues - mass surveillance, regulation - abound across Europe.
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OpinionTaxi drivers now, lawyers next
How might the controversy surrounding digital taxi service Uber impact on regulation of lawyers?
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OpinionSurveillance: judges, not politicians
Governments should never be allowed to authorise surveillance of lawyers’ secret conversations – otherwise politicians become judge and jury in their own case.
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OpinionInternational courts and lawyers
International courts keep growing, which raises questions about how they treat lawyers.
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OpinionLawyers v robots
Are law firms doing enough to innovate and compete with the rise of the machines?
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OpinionInternational trade lawyers accused
Two recent reports have put large firms in the spotlight over real or perceived conflicts of interest. Will they rebut the claims?
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OpinionEuro court split in two
Civil war has broken out at the Court of Justice of the European Union over a backlog of cases in the General Court.
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OpinionThe right to a lawyer
A new website - a cross between Uber and Find A Solicitor - is helping suspects in Belgium gain prompt access to a lawyer.
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OpinionWe are not policemen
The reporting obligations imposed on lawyers are inconsistent and confused.
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OpinionLaw in the future
We can’t predict the exact nature of threats to legal services. So future plans should be of only the broadest variety.