All News blog articles – Page 22
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OpinionGrayling's JR concession: exceptionally bad
The lord chancellor was trying to make this debate go away - instead he upset his own MPs.
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OpinionDuty contracts: what firms need to know
Law Society roadshow looks at details of the legal aid crime duty tender process.
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OpinionFootball, celebrity and justice
What the Ched Evans case tells us about justice in the age of new media.
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OpinionThe litigation horizon
What can we expect 2015 to bring in terms of the way litigation is funded?
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OpinionOh no, not Divorce Day again
This PR invention is counter-productive to the firms involved and the profession as a whole.
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OpinionAtrocities are rarely orphans
2015 will be a year of grim centenaries. They should be handled with care.
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OpinionRule 1: be nice to the usher
Law Society event hears some basic dos and don’ts for the courtroom.
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OpinionPortal claims: no room for mistakes
The doctrine of mistake doesn’t apply in the process-driven portal.
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OpinionHuman rights in parallel universes
Solicitor general assures us that rights are safe in this government's hands.
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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OpinionLaw and art
In an era concerned with wellbeing, lawyers could express themselves by picking up a paintbrush.
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Opinion100 hours mandatory pro bono a year
How practical is the suggestion that lawyers could close the funding gap by working for nothing?
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OpinionGrayling’s JR mistake is unforgivable
Lord chancellor misled parliament. Doesn’t he understand his own bill?
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.