All Letters articles – Page 36

  • Opinion

    ADR anxiety

    16 March 2015

    We do not need judges to wag fingers at us and point us in the direction of alternative dispute resolution.

  • Opinion

    Law’s monopoly on punishment

    9 March 2015

    If punishment is limited to deterrence, a victim, or victim’s family, may consider that justice has not been done.

  • Opinion

    HRA: show me the evidence

    9 March 2015

    The principal effect of the Human Rights Act is to prolong litigation to make more money for lawyers.

  • Opinion

    Criminal lack of resources

    9 March 2015

    Government pledge to bring in more intermediaries to help witnesses and defendants is welcome, but criminal justice needs more.

  • Opinion

    Common gripe

    9 March 2015

    I implore my fellow legal professionals to try and tailor their requirements to the actual property in question.

  • Opinion

    Surrogacy call

    9 March 2015

    While the UK has been forward-thinking allowing ‘three-person IVF’, the laws on surrogacy lag behind.

  • Jonathan Smithers
    Opinion

    Levelling the field

    2015-03-05T15:28:00Z

    Veyo board member and Law Society vice-president Jonathan Smithers responds to Gazette reader concerns about pricing for the conveyancing portal.

  • Opinion

    Talk to the hand – the SRA

    2 March 2015

    The SRA would not accept a letter delivered by hand.

  • Opinion

    Lawyers, a force for good

    2 March 2015

    The City is sometimes seen as a symbol of greed, so we decided to send a strong message.

  • Cyber crime
    Opinion

    Cyber-threat warnings

    2015-03-02T00:01:00Z

    The Law Society responds to a member’s concern over the alleged lack of an adequate ‘warning system’ for attempted frauds against solicitor firms.

  • Opinion

    Court fees: we will pay a price

    2 March 2015

    Government plans to greatly increase court fees in order to generate extra revenue will compromise justice and harm consumers.

  • Opinion

    Online future?

    23 February 2015

    Professor Susskind has been predicting the demise of lawyers for many years.

  • Opinion

    Consent is not the only issue

    23 February 2015

    Legal punishment can still be severe for practising BDSM.

  • Opinion

    Conveyancing complaints

    23 February 2015

    Can additional questions perhaps be incorporated into the standard property enquiries form?

  • Opinion

    Action on smoking and health

    23 February 2015

    European courts are unlikely to be swayed by the spurious claims of the tobacco industry on standardised packaging.

  • Opinion

    Family lawyers: loved at last?

    16 February 2015

    The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.

  • Opinion

    Criticism of police: blind spot

    16 February 2015

    Your columnist appeared only to be interested in the rights of leftist demonstrators.

  • Opinion

    Beggars on bail

    16 February 2015

    The misuse of police-imposed bail conditions is widespread.

  • Opinion

    We are here to help solicitors

    9 February 2015

    The next few years are likely to be tough for many solicitors, but SBA The Solicitors’ Charity is there to offer support in times of crisis.

  • Opinion

    Conveyancing: speed limit

    9 February 2015

    In homebuyers’ pursuit of ‘speed over beauty’, proper due dilligence must not be compromised.