Latest blog – Page 189
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OpinionRTA claims plummet, but insurers want more
For the government, assaults on claims are about ideology, not evidence.
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OpinionAdvocacy time bomb ticking
Sir Bill Jeffrey is right. The status quo is not an option for criminal advocacy.
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OpinionRoad traffic offences in the EU
Criminal lawyers dealing with cross-border offences will have to become familiar with a new directive. Eventually.
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OpinionPDS is a false economy
Why is the government willing to pay more for ‘public’ advocates than it is for the independent bar?
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OpinionComing to a primary school near you
The European elections are just a week away. What’s in them for lawyers?
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OpinionForget me. Not.
Google court ruling anticipates an EU ‘right of erasure’ – to the alarm of many.
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OpinionOh, grave new world!
Beware of tigers and don’t be fixated by the rear-view mirror, a lively Law Management Section conference hears.
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OpinionWhy cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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OpinionLand Registry consultation is a sham
Leaked minutes suggest that some want to steam ahead with ‘privatisation’ before official decisions are taken.
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OpinionJudges: ditching the stereotype
A Labour government would make judicial diversity an urgent policy priority.
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OpinionCan the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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OpinionA brave decision, but a dark day for justice
Yesterday’s collapse of a fraud trial for want of defence counsel delivered a grievous blow to our supposedly peerless justice system.
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OpinionBlindness on violence against women
The UK has still to ratify the Convention on Violence against Women.
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OpinionThe black must be discharged
Lord Mansfield, the great 18th-century lord chief justice, is an unlikely cinema hero.
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OpinionMitchell: what do the judges make of it?
A senior costs judge points to tensions between procedure and justice.
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OpinionFlexible working – confidence in your competence
Once your colleagues have confidence in your judgement - and not just your availability - flexibility could be easier to attain.
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OpinionConveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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OpinionPII – a flawed framework
Problems in the cross-border insurance market will continue as long as member states’ legal systems differ.