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OpinionLanguage problem
If a suspect remains a suspect, a victim cannot necessarily be called a victim. Is this mere pedantry? Does it matter?
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OpinionTackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.
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OpinionDemystifying the parole process
Steven Ball reviews 'Parole Board Hearings – law and practice (4th edition)'.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Email vs phone, no win no fee scaremongering and the regulation gap: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionShock, anger and lost caseloads: A chartered legal executive on life since Mazur
We speak to the law firm director told by the court she could no longer represent her client.
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OpinionThe law on anticipatory self-defence
The US has not demonstrated ’requisite imminence’ of an attack by Iran.
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OpinionAn invaluable tool
Richard Charlton reviews 'Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide (5th edition)'.
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OpinionDoctrinal rigour and practical utility
Zainab Zaeem reviews 'Statutory Nuisance: law and practice (3rd edition)'.
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OpinionLaw and the human brain
James E Hurford reviews 'International Legal Theory and the Cognitive Turn'.
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OpinionLawyers defend right to jury trial
Protest arranged quickly to coincide with the first parliamentary debate of Courts and Tribunals Bill attracts an impressive turnout.
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OpinionMother in Law: Lessons from World Book Day
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionThe shot 'went off by itself': Accidents don't happen with The King's Players
Opening night of ‘The Accident’, a play written and produced by staff and students at King’s College London, poses the question: 'Did the gun go off accidentally?'.
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OpinionReducing court delays without compromising justice
Coordinated action must address judicial and court staffing, sitting availability, venue capacity, and the implementation of more viable legal aid rates.
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OpinionThe economic riddle of the rule of law
China's experience since the mid-1990s is a challenge to the magic ingredient theory.
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OpinionTrial by jury must not become the casualty of a strained justice system
Efficiency must never come at the expense of the constitutional principles that give that system its legitimacy.
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OpinionCharity case creates constitutional conundrum
The House of Commons speaker has asked the High Court to throw out a claim brought by the Charity Commission against the parliamentary ombudsman.
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OpinionInternational Women's Day
Women leaders in the legal profession mark International Women’s Day.
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