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Opinion
Climate Trumpery is not the end of the world
Lawyers have a role in combatting the harm done by climate change, but perhaps not the one you think.
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OpinionGlobalisation news for lawyers
As Brexit threatens to damage cross-border legal practices, African societies are trying to form their own unions.
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OpinionThe Trial: the verdict
Channel 4’s docu-drama entertained - but missed opportunities to educate.
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OpinionCharting our rights post-Brexit
The EU is a union of values, as well as a trade and currency bloc. We must not abandon those values.
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OpinionShaping up to help members
How the Law Society is adapting its governance to a changing environment.
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OpinionCosts budgeting: an invitation to play the system?
Kennedys was caught out for submitting an under-estimate, but plenty more do the same.
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OpinionTories' land data body sounds excellent. But...
A cadastral agency is a very non-conservative - indeed Napoleonic - concept.
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OpinionAn ambitious Brexit agenda for lawyers
Our practice rights will be critical in Brexit negotiations - but what about the rights of EU lawyers working here?
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OpinionA parachute that works
Brexit poses a huge challenge to our legislative process - lawlessness must be avoided at all costs.
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OpinionA journey less equal
We are failing children with special educational needs – a fresh approach is needed.
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OpinionNew super-exam must not disadvantage any entrant
The Law Society backs centralised assessment for aspiring solicitors, says president Robert Bourns, but the regulator’s proposals need more work.
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OpinionMental health: are you thriving or just surviving?
We need to understand what it is about the culture and practice of law that can compromise wellbeing.
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OpinionA boost for arbitration funding
France has become the latest jurisdiction to approve third-party funding.
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OpinionBorder searches of your electronic devices
Lawyers need to be prepared when the authorities demand to search their laptops and mobile phones.
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OpinionWorld weary
Is global governance intruding on our liberal democracy, and if so what is to be done?
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OpinionPuzzling exam questions
Junior lawyers believe the super exam could lead to a two-tier profession.