Latest blog – Page 171
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OpinionThe only way is ethics
How can the practice of mindfulness help lawyers in their day-to-day work?
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OpinionA constitutional imbroglio
With another hung parliament likely, we may have to wait a while for any new laws.
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OpinionColombia at a crossroads
Strife-torn Colombia needs UK government support to embed the rule of law.
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OpinionEuro court split in two
Civil war has broken out at the Court of Justice of the European Union over a backlog of cases in the General Court.
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OpinionMoves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.
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OpinionTime for insurers to lose fraud rhetoric
All sides should be praised for working together on releasing claimant data – now they each have a new responsibility.
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OpinionThe right to a lawyer
A new website - a cross between Uber and Find A Solicitor - is helping suspects in Belgium gain prompt access to a lawyer.
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OpinionCPS faces a stark choice
More work must be done outside the courtroom if the Crown Prosecution Service is to achieve excellence.
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OpinionSupporting witnesses in The Hague
Victims appearing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia can get help from the tribunal’s witness support section.
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OpinionWot no Magna Carta? Shakespeare’s King John
Shakespeare’s King John doesn’t feature Magna Carta – but the play’s drama revolves around justice, legitimacy, arbitration and mediation.
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OpinionA solicitor at Gallipoli
The Gazette is fortunate to have a lawyer’s first-hand account of serving in the Great War’s most controversial campaign.
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OpinionThe solicitor brand is still irresistible
The profession is at a crossroads – but talented young people still want to join the party.
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OpinionChampioning blame-free divorce
Removing the need for one party to take responsibility for marriage breakdown would make divorce more harmonious.
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OpinionListen to the judiciary
It’s down to judges to uphold the rule of law, last week’s Commonwealth Law Conference heard.
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OpinionFalse economies afflicting courts
Removal of public funding in family law is having a huge impact on court business.