All Opinion articles – Page 11
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Remote hearings must not impede open justice
Remote hearings should be as easy to access - easier in theory - than a physical courtroom.
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Playing it safe
Paul Rogerson We do not lack examples of entropy in the justice system that serve as a metaphor for the whole. This week, we’ve had at least two. First, a flea infestation at Hull Crown Court that required the mobilisation of pest controllers. Rats, yes – but ...
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Mother in Law: Year 6 - last year as a Big Fish
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Citizen's arrest: A tool or a trap?
Suggestions that the public can 'help tackle the epidemic in shoplifting' opens up a complex area of law and raises a number of legal risks.
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First Lady
Last week saw the installation of the first lady chief justice, the 98th judge to hold the top post.
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Seven professional challenges in a handy list
IBA document details the most important issues facing the legal profession over the next five years.
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Reframing Justice – changing the story we tell
Law Society programme will identify narratives that can build public support for a well-resourced, well-respected, and independent justice system.
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Telling judges how to do justice isn’t a good idea
Chalk is ‘quietly confident’ that the government will be successful in arguments it will be putting to the Supreme Court on Rwanda this week.
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A blueprint for 21st century justice
We must adapt how we work to provide affordable quality services in a digital era.
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A year of equality, diversity and inclusion
Outgoing Law Society president Lubna Shuja reflects on her presidential term.
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Letters roundup: 29 September
Police and disclosure duties, exposing dangerous rhetoric and portal pains: your letters to the editor.
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Billionaires spawn a different kind of lawyer story
Some stories about lawyers in the orbit of the world’s richest person, Elon Musk.
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A very legal Monday
The Gazette's courts editor has a memorable morning watching the swearing in of a new chief justice and a judges' church service.
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Fixed recoverable costs: Questions must be answered
Law Society urges members to thoroughly review fee agreements with clients and ensure that consequences of regime are being considered.
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Mother in Law: Does it matter how we qualify?
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.