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OpinionCan legal ethics survive private equity ownership?
Only owners who recognise the link between principled conduct and long-term success will achieve the returns they seek.
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OpinionThe ombudsman’s waiting room?
Telling clients how to complain not just at the start of a matter but again at the end sounds harmless. For law firms that live and die by their client work, it is a distraction.
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OpinionEverything will change – including training
Of all those lawyers whose education will be disrupted by AI, trainees and junior lawyers are the most affected: their most basic skills are in danger of erosion.
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OpinionCAT steps up scrutiny of collective action fees
There is never a dull moment in the collective actions sphere.
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OpinionMother in Law: Buckling up for the teenage years
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWarning over legal aid vulnerability must be heard
Firms are being forced out of legal aid work because of the government’s failure to invest.
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OpinionCourts expect full and frank disclosure in pre-nup agreements
Clients and lawyers must place disclosure issues at the forefront of their minds.
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OpinionUnflappable: professional composure in medicine and law
Qualities of self-control and composure in doctors and lawyers have long been promoted and praised. In recent years, both professions have softened.
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OpinionOpen justice: more vital today than ever
Without transparency, confidence in our judicial system – already strained by long-standing systemic challenges — would quickly unravel.
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OpinionAn MoJ AI Action Plan – with gaps
It doesn’t matter whether we are AI enthusiasts or supporters of the ‘Pull-out-the-plugs’ movement (that’s me). With AI coming whether we like it or not, an action plan has to be implemented.
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OpinionEssential patents proposals reflect a misunderstanding
IPO reforms should be grounded in current commercial and legal realities.
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OpinionWhen does activism become terrorism?
Starmer’s government seems remarkably inconsistent about those it deems to be terrorist organisations.
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OpinionAlternative view
An old Fleet Street adage has it that ‘Good news is not news’. That’s a journalistic principle to which I generally adhere. Attempts to launch media outlets with a Panglossian outlook – and there’ve been a few – have foundered.
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OpinionTrump v Murdoch – a claim that’s been put on back to front
‘Why have you done it like that?’ asks media lawyer Mark Stephens CBE.
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OpinionGetting the most from your training contract
The period leading to qualification is an opportunity to do so much more than learning the law and how to deliver legal advice.
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OpinionLaw Society’s Council – what you should know
Council is part of the behind-the-scenes machinery, along with committees and the staff. Should it be a focus of attention?