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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: troublesome opponents.
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OpinionLegal aid for inquests: time to level the playing field?
32 police forces spent £410,000 on legal fees for inquests relating to deaths in police custody. Legal aid granted for families was £41,000.
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OpinionCrypto law still has known unknowns
Legal statement will not mean less work for lawyers and judges - quite the opposite.
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OpinionCan lawyers save the world?
Lawyers worldwide are involved in litigation to bring man-made climate change within the realm of justiciable activities.
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OpinionFamily courts need help on domestic abuse
Why are cases with allegations of domestic abuse so difficult to resolve?
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Opinion'Women did not become barristers'
Former lord justice of appeal Baroness Butler-Sloss on a career that defied the odds.
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OpinionPortal purdah purgatory leaves everyone in the dark
Those who need to know about the RTA portal are left in ignorance, while those in the know are silent.
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OpinionLawyers’ role in climate change
Developing the correct legal tools to deal with this desperate challenge is a world-wide struggle.
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OpinionReform of DBAs is long overdue
New draft rules would push the reset button on damages-based agreements.
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OpinionA ‘cull’ and a coup for KPMG
Big Four outfit plans to ‘cull’ one in 10 partners to save money.
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OpinionOpen justice? Not for us, say the public
Cabinet Office thinktank finds a 'general feeling that justice is open enough'.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: what makes a good mum - and a good lawyer.
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OpinionChanges proposed by the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill
Bill is promoted as primarily concerned with the problem of arrests from non-EU countries, avoiding focus on Brexit.
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OpinionMoney laundering rules keep on coming
Whether we are in or out of the EU, close examination in this area will continue.
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OpinionPicturing justice
If a cartoon character informs people their problem has a legal solution, then The Belonging Project’s initiative has been a good use of pro bono time.
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OpinionFacial recognition needs a statutory code
Moving too quickly to deploy technologies that can be overly invasive in people’s lawful daily lives risks damaging trust.
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OpinionBar training price war
The readiness of law schools to chop one third off their prices raises an awkward question.
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OpinionAssisted dying law does not work
Failures of the status quo cannot continue to go unchallenged.