Latest blog – Page 176
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OpinionWe cannot delete the dirty details
The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed.
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OpinionEndangered lawyers
As the legal revolution progresses, the danger is that the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins.
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OpinionCourts saved by Skype?
Starting work on some of Leveson’s recommendations for the courts must be a priority.
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OpinionChilcot approach crowds out the rule of law
The impression left by this protracted circus is that lawyers are there to protect the powerful and wealthy.
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OpinionWill-writing and negligence
The winter months highlight the issues raised by wills drafted without the help of a qualified solicitor.
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OpinionWe are still in the dark on proportionality
Judges are quick to chop down legal bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means.
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OpinionLawyer surveillance after Charlie Hebdo
Lawyer-client confidentiality could come under renewed threat following the recent terrorist attacks.
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OpinionFundamentals of freedom
We must not allow the Paris atrocities to ignite a bonfire of our liberties.
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OpinionLofty ideals laid low
The way government has set about removing the law’s ‘height advantage’ is depressing.
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OpinionEquality and difference
A heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners.
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OpinionThe road less travelled
Law firms are too easily discouraged from breaking free from the crowd when it comes to marketing.
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OpinionCompliance and competitors - five things to look out for
2015 will see competition for business intensify, but it will also bring countless opportunities.
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OpinionGrayling's JR concession: exceptionally bad
The lord chancellor was trying to make this debate go away - instead he upset his own MPs.
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OpinionThe LSB: stuck in 2007
There is a worrying lack of focus on the public interest in the board’s latest draft strategic plan, which seems mired in a carefree past.
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OpinionDuty contracts: what firms need to know
Law Society roadshow looks at details of the legal aid crime duty tender process.
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