Latest blog – Page 135
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OpinionThe Taylor Review – a little piece of Canada?
Employment review was an anti-climax, and even these timid recommendations may never see the light of day.
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Dodgy motors and the lure of the modern
Like so many bright ideas, abolishing the tax-disc looked a no-brainer. Until it hit the real world.
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OpinionBrutal and elegant - tribunal judgment will resonate for years
This richly deserved slapdown for the executive has moved at least one lawyer to tears. Bravo, Lord Reed et al.
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OpinionAttack on judges must end now
Mr Justice Francis should not need to clarify the task before him in Charlie Gard judgment.
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OpinionSQE and trade agreements
Could the SQE make practising abroad harder for newly-qualified solicitors?
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OpinionOur courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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OpinionWhitlam’s Law: Time to change outmoded drink-driving laws
Law must give prosecutors ability to catch those drink-driving on private land.
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Wills: digital v the real world
E-signatures have had formal legal status for 17 years but are still science fiction for many legal purposes.
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OpinionNew Brexit papers on the CJEU
Brexit negotiation positions offer stark contrasts in the role of lawyers in pending proceedings after UK withdrawal.
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OpinionBrexit's Irish diaspora
A tsunami of UK solicitors has washed up in Ireland. But not in body.
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OpinionTrained to get at the truth
Moore-Bick’s Grenfell Tower Inquiry: why the bold decision would be to rule out prosections and why it won’t happen.
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OpinionWhen lawyers feel scared to do their job, mob rule edges closer
Threats against lawyers in the Charlie Gard case show the dangers we’re moving towards.
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OpinionLate-night courts will pile more pressure on stressed junior lawyers
Extended hours will mean even later nights for solicitors starting out in their career.
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OpinionLammy review: making recommendations a reality
Proposals to rebuild trust in the criminal justice system require political will.
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OpinionChild migrants and lawyers
Unaccompanied children applying for asylum in the EU need specific legal and other protections.
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OpinionSQE's steep learning curve
Technology must be embraced if the one-time ‘superexam’ is to be fit for purpose.
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