All Opinion articles – Page 13
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OpinionA regulator in denial
The SRA provided a bellicose response to last week’s lacerating Axiom Ince report.
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OpinionSRA wants profession to move on from Axiom Ince - but won’t apologise
The regulator chair’s argument that issues are 'history' will infuriate those waiting for answers.
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OpinionDoing the right thing
What happens if a regulator which has been publicly exposed does not respond in the way in which it expects those whom it regulates to behave?
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OpinionExamining how judges think
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'Universals of Legal Reasoning by Judges: A Plea for Candour in Decision-Making' by Thomas Lundmark.
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OpinionAre solicitors blinded by an ‘ideology of zeal’?
Two leading academics specialising in professional ethics have raised the question.
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OpinionFour stories of the criminal courts
David Pickup reviews Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC’s ’Rough Justice’.
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OpinionWhen legal worlds collide
David Glass reviews Adrian Briggs' 'The Conflict of Laws – Fifth Edition'.
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OpinionShame, blame and social control
Kevin McVeigh reviews 'Canceling Lawyers: Case Studies of Accountability, Toleration, and Regret' by W. Bradley Wendel.
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OpinionDeploying mediation skills outside law
With many lawyers also trained mediators, how many are aware of the varied arenas outside the legal process where those skills can be deployed?
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OpinionSRA must accept need for radical change in light of Axiom report
Axiom report should be a wake-up call to the regulator to focus on its core role to serve the public interest and protect consumers from rogue individuals.
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Opinion'Don't just climb the ladder, be the ladder'
Trevor Sterling reflects on his journey to being the first black senior partner of a top law firm and discusses why he is launching the Be The Ladder Foundation.
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OpinionGreat e-Scrape: clarity needed over generative AI training
Government has an opportunity to show leadership that will reverberate on the world stage.
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OpinionHubris, nemesis: it’s time for the SRA to stop empire-building and rebuild trust
The long-awaited report on the SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince ahead of the firm’s closure is lacerating.
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OpinionHandy legal primer for aspiring lawyers
David Pickup reviews Ronald and Daniel Sokol's 'A Young Person’s Guide to Law and Justice'.
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OpinionIs it time to turn luddite against legal AI?
Panglosses of the legal world may continue singing that AI is the best in the best of all possible worlds. But their happy song does not take into account its other side.
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OpinionMother in Law: Check your entitlement, Zoomers
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionHagiography tells only part of the story
Susan McFadden reviews Solomon Schmidt's 'Legal Gladiator: the life of Alan Dershowitz'.