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OpinionPress regulation: we’re stuck, please help
It is easy to see why Sir Brian Leveson does not want to say more about regulation of the press.
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OpinionPII: stabilising the cycle
We hope to see changes in the solicitors PII market that will help smaller firms in particular.
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OpinionGrayling faces a new problem
The lord chancellor says all the bar’s problems are not down to him. But the government must prepare for a looming issue.
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OpinionThe EU needs your justice priorities
Lawyers are invited to engage with the European Commission’s justice priority plans for the next five years.
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OpinionCOLPs and COFAs need help to enjoy new-found freedom
The SRA is right to devolve compliance responsibility to firms, but they still need guidance.
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OpinionProtest on the high seas
Sometimes we have to ask if activists cross the line when it comes to their methods of protest.
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OpinionWhat’s holding back family mediation?
Changes must be made so that more lawyer referrals lead to mediation for couples in dispute.
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OpinionJackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon
Lawyers eagerly await the outcome of the Mitchell case, which could take a tough stance on breaches of court rules.
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OpinionBoston, where everyone knows our name
Lawyers from England and Wales are on the up in every way, says the Gazette’s reporter at the IBA.
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OpinionThe day I spoke at Harvard
The IBA has much to be grandiose about, but members should not be made to feel small.
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OpinionAn unholy trinity - The Sun, Vladimir Putin and the MoJ
On World Mental Health Day, we look at how detained vulnerable people have been affected by legal aid cuts.
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OpinionOpen sesame
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online.
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OpinionFinding a new plot
Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern. Are current events more like Dracula or Sleeping Beauty?
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OpinionStep up your marketing
As accountants apply for a licence to grant probate, law firms must catch up if they want to compete.
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OpinionReigning Supreme
Conservative plans to take power away from Strasbourg will not stop Supreme Court from enforcing human rights.
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OpinionTwo cheers from LeO
Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need for referral to the ombudsman.
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OpinionChanging times
Charging by time only is unpopular with clients and has given various governments excuses to cut legal aid. Maybe a new system is needed.
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OpinionLessons from the Conservative Party conference
After a busy few days in Manchester, what did we learn about legal issues?
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OpinionMy search for a missing will
Rachel Rothwell’s first-hand experience of why the law should require wills in England and Wales to be registered.
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OpinionInquiring into inquiries
Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution.