All Letters articles – Page 10
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OpinionRight Ho, and much obliged
I have just read the 4 December Obiter. Parodying Wodehouse is notoriously difficult, but this has been written with considerable skill, knowledge of the master (and the subject in question) and with great elegance. And throwing in a P.C. Wren reference is the cherry on the top. Many congratulations to ...
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Spectre of discrimination
Legal aid quango seems to have decided that some sections of the profession, although qualified, cannot undertake work in criminal law
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Court is no laughing matter
While it is always dangerous to underestimate how seriously a court may view your case, it can be equally risky to make a joke, however well-intentioned.
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Land consent problem solved
I had a similar query to R.M. Napier (‘Land consent conundrum’, letters, 4 December) in ascertaining how to approach a covenant restrictive of the user of a property that I was purchasing for a client.I accordingly searched online for ‘release of restrictive covenant HMLR’ and, lo and behold, a Land ...
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Fighting for trans rights
The transphobic agenda of many in the media is impeding our attempts to raise awareness and gain basic rights for the trans community.
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Land consent conundrum
Registry response to question of neighbouring owner’s consent to restricted land is unhelpful.
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Technology is no silver bullet
Technology was, is and must always remain a tool leading to effective and better delivery of justice, rather than some panacea.
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Righting wrongs
Your 12 November article on bullying in the courtroom is a timely reminder of certain practices that have absolutely no place in our judicial system. But may I raise just one note of caution.
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Power in the Union
International organisations are important conduits for the exchange of knowledge – your letters to the editor of the Gazette
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It’s a dog’s life
There seems to be an increasing trend to take your pooch to the office. Indeed, one firm boasts as many as three office dogs on its website.
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No complaints
With regard to the SRA register of disciplinary sanctions, perhaps the regulator would also open a register of all our (very justified) criticisms of its operation.
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Cocktail of muddle and delay
Having practised in residential conveyancing for most of my working life, I was recently reminded of just how bad things have become.
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A private function
To deny the seriously injured the right to choose private treatment would grossly undermine the most important aim of compensation
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Blame game
I suppose it rarely crosses the minds of property or commercial lawyers that they may create enmities sufficient to provoke violence. For criminal lawyers, there is the reassurance that they are on the side of those who might harbour and carry out violent acts. For the family lawyer it ...
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Who speaks for me?
Diversity is obviously commendable, but what about the working-class white male?
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Closing time
Eduardo Reyes makes a number of valid points in ‘ How to close a law firm ’. In my experience, it is never too soon for smaller firms to address this issue because by doing so their exit options are massively increased. I recommend that all firms give ...
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Flexible hours can’t always work
Proposals to increase the diversity of the profession are sometimes incompatible with the day-to-day realities of legal practice
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Mediation misunderstood
I read with interest John Hyde’s ‘ The mediation dilemma ’. I retired from private practice in April to focus on my mediation practice. I have seen mediation from two perspectives – that of the solicitor advising his client and then as mediator. I am not sure that some lawyers ...
