All News blog articles – Page 9
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OpinionA 'friendly' chat with a copper
Solicitors highlight the importance of legal representation when people voluntarily speak to police.
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OpinionBorder searches of your electronic devices
Lawyers need to be prepared when the authorities demand to search their laptops and mobile phones.
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Shrouds, famine and the rule of law
Law firms won’t cure the woes of the Horn of Africa, but their presence suggests something is going right.
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OpinionWhat law firms want from an exam
The new ‘super exam’ is a necessary minimum rather than the fully fledged standard the market demands, says BPP dean Peter Crisp.
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OpinionCramp in court: solicitors limber up for London Marathon
For solicitors running on Sunday, long early-morning and evening runs were par for the 26.2 mile course.
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OpinionLate night courts? I didn’t want to see my children anyway
Lawyers obviously aren’t working hard enough – let’s get them in court for longer.
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OpinionRail strikes and fat cats
Supporters of limits to rights to strike were in a minority at legal debate.
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OpinionDead in a decade? The collapse of our local press undermines the rule of law
The plight of local newspapers epitomises our diminished civil society - who will hold the parish panjandrums to account?
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OpinionSome hints on fixed costs
Lord Justice Jackson suggests different thresholds may apply for different types of case.
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OpinionMediation, costs and proportionality
Mediation is grounded in the psychology of conflict and its resolution and should be an automatic integrated stage in the litigation process.
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OpinionReturning to work and running a practice
You've taken time out to have children. How do you ensure that you can be a success upon returning to the law?
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OpinionSRA and transparency: 'do as we say, not as we do'
The regulator is vulnerable to accusations of hypocrisy after shutting out the public and journalists.
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OpinionFamilies dealing with a ‘guilty’ verdict
There is no official data on how many families have had to sell their homes to repay legal aid.
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OpinionInternational Women’s Day
I want to see a profession where the contributions of all lawyers are valued equally.
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OpinionMaintaining access to justice in environmental cases
Removing the costs cap will make it harder for most people to challenge public bodies in the courts, writes shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon.
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OpinionInsurance lobby ensures new PI discount rate is doomed
Once again the government has rolled out the red carpet to insurers – but where is Liz Truss?
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OpinionHow binding is a budget?
A recent ruling on the status of budgets will have serious implications for costs and case management conferences.
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OpinionWill PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies?
Liz Truss has made the closure of some firms inevitable, but it could have been worse.
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OpinionLawyers and the summer of love
Fifty years ago, lawyers were talking about Europe and sexual offences – but probably more about the Breathalyzer.