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OpinionJury reforms ‘not just crisis management’
Courts minister Sarah Sackman MP says it is 'also about fundamental modernisation of our criminal justice system from top to bottom.'
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OpinionSeven things I wish I knew before becoming a neurodivergent lawyer
While my own path led me away from private practice, neurodivergent individuals can absolutely thrive in law.
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OpinionMazur: chartered legal executives losing jobs
There has been a lack of sympathy towards chartered legal executives from those who think their qualifications mean they are totally unaffected by Mazur.
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OpinionStarting out: Opening doors early in your career
Networking is one of the less visible skills we develop as junior lawyers, and it is often only in hindsight that we recognise its importance.
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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.