All Opinion articles – Page 105
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OpinionWithout adequate resources the war against money laundering is destined to fail
HMRC has only 120 ongoing investigations relating to breaches of money laundering regulations - and only six of these are criminal investigations.
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OpinionOnline dispute resolution should be part of the engine of recovery
SMEs could benefit from a simple and streamlined platform with the teeth to enforce judgments.
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OpinionUnderstanding the mind behind violent crimes
The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion | Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne
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OpinionPositive discrimination: the case for legal reform
Now is the time to revisit this issue to help give employers more freedom to create change.
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OpinionGuideline hourly rates: an assessment
A member of the last costs committee to propose new guideline hourly rates, which were rejected, assesses the Civil Justice Council’s final report.
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OpinionJulian Assange: peering through the murk
If Assange is extradited to the US and convicted of any of the charges he faces there, the US government will let him serve his sentence in an Australian prison.
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OpinionEssential Law for Cemetery and Crematorium Managers
V. Charles Ward£39, independently published Since Davies’ Law of Burial, Cremation and Exhumation in 2002, burial and cremation law has moved on. Essential Law covers a range of subjects, including the Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977, Victorian burial statutes, and cremation legislation. Among its appendices ...
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OpinionMust-have criminal guide
Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod’s Text, Cases, and Materials on Criminal Law (13th edition)
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OpinionThe future’s orange
‘Cutbacks are being made across the criminal justice system, with a massive shortfall in the court service budget and prison reform groups saying efficiency savings are crippling attempts at rehabilitation.’
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OpinionA levels and training contracts – don’t ask, don’t tell
I’m waiting for A level results. 10 August. Not mine, of course, but my eldest daughter’s – but as well as wanting the best for her, it’s brought back that clear sense I had of everything in my future riding on results day.
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OpinionUpfront property information – our digital objectives
The Law Society is extending TA6 to collect upfront information and improve the conveyancing process.
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OpinionWelcome to the punishment show
Government talk of ‘chain gangs’ is a new low in criminal justice.
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OpinionFreedom? You must be joking
We must defeat the government’s divisive and discriminatory plans to curb our rights and civil liberties.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 26 May 2021
Exploiting the potential of reviews: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionHostile actors
Necessity and Proportionality and the Right of Self-Defence in International Law | Chris O’Meara
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OpinionWhat does climate change mean for your practice?
Whether believers or deniers, the work related to climate change is already here and needs to be dealt with.
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OpinionCity cornucopia
A magic circle partner once said there was no reason why top City partners should not earn as much as Premier League footballers. Now they do.