All Opinion articles – Page 199
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OpinionSir Edward Heath: When duty doesn't call
It is not the role of the police to tell alleged victims what they want to hear.
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OpinionQuality controllers
If legal services are to expand further by deregulation, lawyers must help educate the public on how to steer clear of cowboy practitioners
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OpinionMyths and misconceptions
Public education is vital in protecting the right to redress for needless harm.
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OpinionWhy is my son paid a pittance?
Gone are the days when the social worker envied the solicitor (all that kudos, all that pay!). How the tables have turned in family and criminal law. Qualified social worker – three-year degree, lots of job opportunities, starting salary of £27k-30k, five weeks holiday plus public holidays, good pension, regular ...
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OpinionBullying advocates is not a judicial prerogative
Familiar accusations will be levelled against those who dare to complain of judges’ behaviour. But they’re not snowflakes.
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OpinionPublic legal education: opening doors
We can help educate the public about our justice system in simple ways - like taking part in a historical murder trial.
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OpinionThe new Chinese silk route
China’s new Belt and Road association for lawyers aims to share knowledge with legal organisations across the globe. But where does the rule of law fit in?
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OpinionCivil question in need of an answer
As ministers ponder Lord Justice Jackson’s latest report, there are fears big business could neatly sidestep a new fixed costs regime.
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Barrier grief
‘Wild West Law’ seems like a good name for a thrusting firm of media lawyers (‘Chancery Lane slams “Wild West” regulation’, 2 October)
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Beyond the basics
While this is an academic textbook rather than a practitioners’ guide, its depth of useful information should not be underestimated.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The judiciary we deserve
Being a Judge in the Modern World Professor Jeremy Cooper £24.99, OUP The world has moved on since a judge asked ‘who are the Beatles?’. Judges were mainly white, upper-class Oxbridge-educated ex-barristers. Like members of the royal family, they were treated with reverence. Unable to defend themselves, they ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Mosaic of clues on crime
Wrongs and crimes Victor Tadros £70, OUP ‘No readable book could consider all… issues relevant to the scope of criminal law. This unreadable book does not do so either.’ I immediately warmed to Victor Tadros as I read his self-deprecating introduction, but the laughs swiftly come ...
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Driving success in your law firm
Driving Success in Your Law Firm: revolutionising the client journey Eddie Ross and Sally Holdway £69.95, Law Society There must be an easy way for solicitors firms to be successful. But what is success anyway? Is it doing the work you want to do because it ...
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Health check
‘Removing the stigma attached to mental health problems is vital’, the Gazette reported last week (2 October).
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OpinionIn a corner of a foreign field
With Brexit stakes raised, English law foreign courts are coming soon.
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OpinionSociety governance latest
The review of Law Society governance is now resulting in change being implemented, with more being considered.
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OpinionHome improvement
Property developers attempting to maximise the value of their reversion portfolios is one of the main problems with the leasehold system
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OpinionLet the market - not the SRA - force price transparency
The best firms are already being innovative – so why take away their competitive advantage?