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OpinionWhen risk becomes discrimination in property law
Legitimate clients are being flatly refused by lenders and solicitors because of their family names.
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OpinionHow junior and mid level solicitors can advance their careers
Advancing as a solicitor isn’t just about clocking up years of experience.
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OpinionOld flames
You can tell how long a business journalist has been around by the number of ‘bonfires of red tape’ they have witnessed.
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OpinionThe ECHR: legal and political fault lines
The question is not whether the European Convention on Human Rights is outdated, but if the political narrative around it is eroding the very trust it was designed to uphold.
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OpinionAn open letter to the SRA from an SSB Law whistleblower
SRA chair Anna Bradley favours continuity at the top, but this simply won’t do.
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OpinionMother in Law: Growing up too fast
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSSB saga has proved the case for radical regulatory reform
It is tempting to look at SSB in isolation and cast aspersions, but there is a wider picture here.
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OpinionWhy digitisation will support, not replace, conveyancers
Let’s not fall for the idea that digitisation is a threat. Reform is long overdue, and it’s designed to elevate the conveyancing profession, not eliminate it.
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OpinionNOT PASS – how to navigate SQE failure
Failure can, at first, feel like a fatal blow to an aspiring solicitor’s career.
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OpinionA scandal waiting to happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
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OpinionA culture of inertia
Incoming SRA chief executive Sarah Rapson will need to get to grips with the organisation’s cultural flaws as soon as she arrives.
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OpinionJudge sends clear message on blasphemy
Mr Justice Bennathan’s robust approach tells prosecutors and magistrates that freedom of expression includes the right to cause offence.
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OpinionSSB scandal is worse than Axiom Ince - this time there’s no excuse
A culture of complacency and arrogance has created this self-inflicted mess.
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OpinionSolicitors should not fear citizen-facing lawtech tools
Only technology can fill the need for affordable legal assistance.
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OpinionPost-Mazur, we should think big
Welcoming CILEX members into the solicitors’ profession would resolve two problems that confront us.
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OpinionChina 'spy' prosecution: perplexing questions
Crown Prosecution Service statement on the abandoned case has baffled most legal observers.
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OpinionKite shot down
When the Employment Rights Bill’s champion Angela Rayner quit, speculation grew that the government would dilute the legislation.
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OpinionWhat the Law Society has done to get TA6 right
The latest version of the property information form has been tested with sellers and conveyancers to make sure it is clear and logical.