Latest blog – Page 2
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OpinionPutting the regulatory genie back in the bottle
I start with a small matter, which is symptomatic of a larger one.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.
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OpinionJuries out? Cynical expediency may be the best we can hope for
Few things unite the right-wing press and the soft-left liberal ‘elite’ it so despises. Curbing jury trials seems to be one of them.
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OpinionMother in Law: Did I miss the adulting course?
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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Opinion10 years on: Lawyers in Türkiye still targeted
Death of bar association president should have been a turning point in securing respect for the rule of law. It was not.
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NewsPeer review
An influential group of peers is the latest to call for compulsory ethical training for lawyers ‘throughout their career’.
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OpinionJust start nuclear: here's how
Two new reports propose measures to repair a dysfunctional regulatory system.
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OpinionKim Kardashian’s psychics and the digitalisation of justice
In due course, all justice will be digitalised and we will all be properly trained. But when, and with what resources?
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OpinionHolding the line against tyranny
The rule of law is part of our national culture – but it is a culture that is now under threat.
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OpinionAccessing injustice? Lessons of Post Office Horizon cases for the defence
University of Exeter report offers well-balanced review of the experiences of sub-postmasters involved in the scandal.
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OpinionAnother tax blow for law firms
Law firms may challenge HMRC at tribunal in a potentially costly tax dispute relating to client interest income. Andrew Allen explains.
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OpinionWhistleblowing and the in-house solicitor: facing the challenge
Whistleblowing is one of the clearest expressions of ethical integrity in action. It is also one of the most personally and professionally risky actions a solicitor can take.
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OpinionCutting family court sitting days is a step backwards for justice
More families are likely to be stranded in the system facing months of uncertainty.
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OpinionTrump v BBC? What a UK defamation fight would really look like
Strip away the political theatre and the law is clear: any claimant, even a US President, faces real hurdles under the Defamation Act 2013.
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OpinionAspiring Nobel Peace Prize candidate conducts lawfare
President Trump’s defamation claim against the BBC has brought out lawyers and non-lawyers in force to give advice.
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OpinionSeeing double
After an announcement that AML supervision of solicitors is to be streamlined, fears have been voiced that the compliance burden will become heavier.
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OpinionWhy Mazur is 'interfering with play'
According to Andrew Roy KC, the offside rule is how we need to think of things in the post-Mazur world.
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