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OpinionAccessing injustice? Lessons of Post Office Horizon cases for the defence
University of Exeter report offers well-balanced review of the experiences of sub-postmasters involved in the scandal.
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OpinionAnother tax blow for law firms
Law firms may challenge HMRC at tribunal in a potentially costly tax dispute relating to client interest income. Andrew Allen explains.
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OpinionWhistleblowing and the in-house solicitor: facing the challenge
Whistleblowing is one of the clearest expressions of ethical integrity in action. It is also one of the most personally and professionally risky actions a solicitor can take.
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OpinionCutting family court sitting days is a step backwards for justice
More families are likely to be stranded in the system facing months of uncertainty.
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OpinionTrump v BBC? What a UK defamation fight would really look like
Strip away the political theatre and the law is clear: any claimant, even a US President, faces real hurdles under the Defamation Act 2013.
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OpinionAspiring Nobel Peace Prize candidate conducts lawfare
President Trump’s defamation claim against the BBC has brought out lawyers and non-lawyers in force to give advice.
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OpinionSeeing double
After an announcement that AML supervision of solicitors is to be streamlined, fears have been voiced that the compliance burden will become heavier.
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OpinionWhy Mazur is 'interfering with play'
According to Andrew Roy KC, the offside rule is how we need to think of things in the post-Mazur world.
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OpinionTrump lawyer’s letter to the BBC – comfortingly familiar to media editors everywhere
Such letters always have so many points in common.
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OpinionStopping the rule of law from becoming the rule of cliché
Nothing original is ever said on the topic of rule of law at international legal meetings. We can’t even agree what the phrase actually means.
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OpinionFighting talk over China spy case collapse
Asked to explain why prosecutors had dropped a high-profile case against two men accused of spying for China, the attorney general came out fighting.
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OpinionCould we learn from Toronto’s £500m courthouse?
A Canadian provincial capital has built a £500m courthouse which England and Wales can only dream of.
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OpinionJustice for All? The economic impact of Magna Carta
The 800-year-old charter's principles remain not only morally resonant but economically indispensable.
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OpinionLLP tax changes will hit the stability of the partnership structure
Current system is indefensible - but change will have implications for succession planning.
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OpinionAI prose doesn’t glitter
At the Gazette, we have had cause to debate our approach to how we treat submitted articles written with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
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OpinionTaking the heat off junior lawyers
While long hours and high expectations may be part of the job, the profession needs to evolve. Wellbeing is just as important as legal skill.