Latest blog – Page 62
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OpinionThe drive for net zero
Climate change is no longer just the preserve of environmental lawyers.
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OpinionPride is over, but we can still have pride
Some firms have excellent LGBT+ networks, but cultural change across the legal sector is moving at a glacial pace.
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OpinionPro bono matters
More and more individuals need help to deal with all manner of legal issues - from denial of benefits claims to immigration applications and private disputes.
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OpinionLawyers to the barricades
The reputation of the profession is at stake where lawyers are identified with their clients’ interests. The Law Society must protect us against unjustified attack.
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OpinionThe next generation of lawyers can help the most vulnerable in society
Our vision is for a country where legal capability is spread throughout our society.
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OpinionLeading from the front on family court transparency
Sir Andrew McFarlane's plans should increase public confidence without reducing confidentiality.
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OpinionDo-gooders doing good
So many solicitors do so much pro bono – but the public never hears about them.
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OpinionRaab’s plans to overhaul the Human Rights Act make no sense
Take it from a human rights lawyer.
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OpinionOnline anonymity: be careful what you wish for
Top media lawyers are sceptical about requiring proofs of identity - perhaps the government should listen.
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OpinionFunding ‘emergency’ advice makes fiscal sense
Modest investment in social welfare advice would pay for itself many times over. Is the chancellor listening?
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OpinionBar's aptitude test must be scrapped
Assessment fails as a means of whittling down prospective applicants, fails as a predictor of success, and provides a disservice to equality and diversity.
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OpinionWalking a tightrope
Inciting contempt for a class of people on the basis of their vocation is surely to be deplored in all circumstances.
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OpinionWhere have so many RTA claims disappeared to?
Comparisons are difficult at this stage, but early signs from the portal suggest numbers are down.
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OpinionMother in law: Working hard will get you everywhere
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionFertility treatment and the legal workplace
Ahead of National Fertility Awareness Week, Sinéad McGrath explains how employers can support those considering, and undergoing, treatment.
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OpinionSailing in the good ship Law Society
Being a Council member is like being a passenger on a crowded ocean liner: either yelling to point out the beautiful island, or the icebergs which loom ahead.
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OpinionWill the latest Assisted Dying Bill get through?
There is still uncertainty over the responsibilities that the proposed legislation would impose on the judiciary.