Latest blog – Page 12
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OpinionBigger SRA, new name?
Solicitors Regulation Authority is open to considering name change if it takes charge of legal executives.
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OpinionNHS Resolution underlines the value of collaboration
Covid protocol should become a stable and permanent part of the way we do things.
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OpinionPathways to Law: widening access for 15 years
City solicitor explains important role Sutton Trust programme played in helping him build his career in the law.
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OpinionKeep AI away from family court (and Johnny Cash)
Without empathy, sensitivity and nuance, how can artificial intelligence provide a satisfactory outcome?
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OpinionAlex Chalk: 'I'm a legal aid barrister on a career sabbatical'
Gazette courts editor grabs a few minutes with the lord chancellor on a day out in Bristol.
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OpinionMother in Law: Learning to say no
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionSRA power grab leaves SDT increasingly impotent
The tribunal makes fewer judgments than ever and could effectively lose its fining power.
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OpinionUnfollowing the money
Comparators traditionally used to measure elite law firm performance appear to be on the way out.
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OpinionIn support of our colleague Jacqueline McKenzie
An open letter from Leigh Day partners in response to criticism of immigration lawyer.
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OpinionSolicitors are instruments of justice
To deal with attacks raining down on us, lawyers need a second strap-line: ‘And if clients’ interests conflict with justice, justice wins’.
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OpinionLetting the public see how public law works
If people had watched Gina Miller’s first Brexit-related challenge, they would have seen that the judges were not ‘enemies of the people’.
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OpinionCommon Platform is a strong foundation for the future
Custom-built, digital system for managing cases is now live in every criminal court in England and Wales.
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OpinionMother in Law: A consultancy model of the right vintage
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionOn a mission to a dubious regime
Bar Council will be visiting Rwanda in October for a round of ‘high-level meetings’ with local senior legal figures.
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OpinionClued up on cross-border trade in legal services
IBA publishes updated version of its 'Guide to International Trade Agreements for IBA Member Bars'.
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OpinionTransport wars: Khan, Ken and kritarchy
History is (so far) not repeating itself in a clash over London's ultra-low emissions zone.
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OpinionWatchdog barks
CMA's launch of a consumer enforcement investigation, focusing on will-writing, pre-paid probate plans and online divorce, suprised solicitors last week.
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OpinionSupreme Court has set back access to justice
This week's ruling in PACCAR Inc & Ors v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors will have unintended consequences.