Latest blog – Page 170
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OpinionLegal aid’s founding text turns 70
How the 1945 report of a Conservative-chaired committee laid the foundations of state-funded legal aid.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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OpinionRelieving the tension in-house
A new report exposes the frustrations that arise in dealings between in-house lawyers and corporate executives.
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OpinionFreshfields move could start London exodus
Northern powerhouses such as Leeds and Manchester are increasingly attractive to graduates. London should beware.
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OpinionInternational trade lawyers accused
Two recent reports have put large firms in the spotlight over real or perceived conflicts of interest. Will they rebut the claims?
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OpinionSales are for vanity, profits for sanity
Crude revenue numbers don’t tell us much about a law firm’s performance.
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OpinionLawyers and listing
As the first UK law firm flotation looms, what hard lessons can legal consolidators learn from accountants?
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OpinionFinancial fair play?
It seems reasonable to expect bankers to meet the same regulatory standard as solicitors.
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OpinionJunk science threat to justice
Diluting the quality of forensic evidence will have grievous results.
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OpinionJackson’s escape route comes at a heavy cost
Costs management reforms are far from perfect, but watering them down is surely the worst solution.
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OpinionLet’s welcome Dominic Raab
‘What rights would you abolish?’ is no longer good enough for challenging the government.
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OpinionCourts confused on CFAs
Errors in conditional fee agreements have been met with a conflicting approach from the courts.
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Opinion‘War on terror’ – taking responsibility
The UK is lagging behind the US in dealing with unfinished business from the ‘war on terror’.
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OpinionJoin us on a virtual journey
The Legal Sustainability Alliance is addressing a seemingly intractable problem – business travel.
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OpinionSolicitors and the spirit of VE Day
For the profession, VE Day marked one step on the return to normality.
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OpinionLaw should protect, not curtail, freedom of speech
Society of Asian Lawyers hosts lively debate on right to cause religious offence.
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OpinionThe only way is ethics
How can the practice of mindfulness help lawyers in their day-to-day work?