All Opinion articles – Page 173
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Family lifeline
It has been a while since family lawyers had this kind of publication to hand. The one I remember was published so long ago that CD-ROMs, like the one accompanying this book, had probably not even been invented.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Teaching the fundamentals
Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory (fifth edition) Raymond Wacks £31.99, OUP Sadly, this book was published several years after my university days. It would have been of immense use, bringing together the disparate strands of a highly complex field of study: the nature of law and ...
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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OpinionAiming at the wrong target
Instead of seeking to deny redress to victims of NHS blunders, politicians ought to focus on how medics can be helped to make fewer mistakes
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OpinionHidden abuse of power
With bullying rife at the highest level, the partnership structure needs an overhaul; until then the profession is unfit for purpose
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In space, no one can hear you litigate
In the week Elon Musk launched a sports car towards Mars, parliament has tried to bring space law up to date.
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OpinionParole and victims’ voices: legal fallout from the Worboys case
It would appear to be the first occasion where victims have been granted leave for judicial review.
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OpinionAn unfair trial, motivated by malice
The Home Secretary and his colleagues have disgraced and degraded themselves.
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OpinionBe prepared for the GDPR
There are just over 100 days to go before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May. Here are some useful pointers for implementation by solicitors.
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OpinionLifting the lid on Worboys
Bar is set high for a successful bid to halt former taxi driver’s release.
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OpinionA flawed forensics model
Blaming the parlous state of forensic science on ‘privatisation’ is far too simplistic – quality standards can only achieve so much.
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Equal pay disparity
What legal remedies are available for those who have suffered pay discrimination at the hands of their employers?
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OpinionCrumbling patriarchy
Events at the Presidents Club Charity Dinner serve to highlight yet again the uneven playing field encountered by women at work
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Privacy: What Everyone Needs to Know
Aidan Shipman reviews Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis’sPrivacy: What Everyone Needs to Know.
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OpinionJudges' pensions row must end now
The government should spend three hours discussing ways to improve judicial morale, not on further litigation.
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OpinionPI firms are being hoist by their own petard
The arguments are the same, but from different voices. Why should clients not challenge costs deductions?
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OpinionCouncil of Europe: more protection ahead for lawyers
There was a significant development at the Council of Europe last week. On the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January, its Parliamentary Assembly adopted a recommendation to draft a convention on the profession of lawyer.
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