All News blog articles – Page 11
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Opinion
ABSs are no threat, so why treat them differently?
Non-lawyers must pledge to promote access to justice. That’s ridiculous.
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Would City law firms invest in a CLAF?
Could the City be persuaded to inject cash into a not-for-profit funder?
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Turkey and the rule of law
In the wake of Turkey’s failed coup, the purge of its judiciary is a deeply troubling development.
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Turkey: hope amid the turmoil
The cleansing of Turkey’s judiciary may be necessary – but only after open and thorough investigation.
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QOCS pessimism is flawed
The status quo is unconscionable. Any government committed to upholding the rule of law must extend qualified one-way costs shifting to police claims.
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Fusion via the back door
Has the process of fusing the solicitor and barrister professions already begun?
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Data law: keep calm and cry freedom
A Brexiting government should consider eschewing the EU's general data protection regulation.
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Will we see QOCS expanded to new areas?
Extension to claims against police about as likely as England winning the 2018 World Cup.
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Throw consumers to the wolves. It’s cheaper
Of course the unregulated legal sector is cheaper. That’s why it’s such a danger to clients.
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Costs: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
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The Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now?
Watchdog is a lobbying group for one interest in a diminishing part of the legal ecosystem.
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Wellbeing awareness beyond a week
Solicitors must keep wellbeing conversations going to make a real difference on mental health.
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Changing IP law: nearly there
Reforms promised in the new unjustified threats bill are evidence that patient committee work can pay off.
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Land Registry: Why, Minister?
Think the government is clueless about privatising Land Registry? A classic sitcom was there first.
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How fixed costs are looking
The more things develop, the more one gets the sense that the reality is going to be less radical than first feared.
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Missing a trick in Manila
Norton Rose Fulbright should do more than admin in Manila — why not legal work too?
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Dan Dare will need a good lawyer
David Cameron’s ambition for a UK spaceport, announced in the Queen's speech, faces epic legal battles.
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Anti-corruption: measuring success
We must judge the success of this week’s London summit only by the long-term practical actions that may follow.
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Unnecessary is the new black in PI claims
Who needs to prove fraud when you can simply deem claims unnecessary?
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Brexit – 1975 was another country
Lawyers were urged to give ‘reassurance’ in the last European membership referendum.