All Opinion articles – Page 207
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OpinionMoJ: slow progress
Resourcing demands on the ministry in the face of budget cuts are formidable.
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OpinionJustice redefined
Our guiding principle will be not what is moral, but what can be automated.
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Making the right legacy choice
Institute of Legacy Management is drawing up good practice guidance to maintain highest professional standards and close knowledge gap.
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OpinionCompetitive advantage
Core witness-handling skills will be tested in new affordable advocacy training.
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OpinionHeathrow runway litigation: brace for impact
Further rounds of legal challenges to airport expansion will bring the law into disrepute.
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OpinionLegal trouble with ‘aid for trade’
Legal and governance problems arise from the international development secretary's latest aim.
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OpinionLawyers, Brexit and trade deals
Trade deals are going out of fashion. But there is much lawyers can do to create growth opportunities.
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OpinionJeremy Hunt’s unhealthy proposal
The health secretary’s rapid redress scheme is another exercise in trashing the value of lawyers.
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Deciding who is fit to serve
For the Law Society to engage more fully with its membership it should revive the right for members – rather than council – to vote for president.
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OpinionCSR – on to a good thing
From pro bono to volunteering, the CSR ‘label’ adds impetus to the best initiatives.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Future of the In-house Lawyer: The General Counsel Revolution
This book succeeds admirably on most levels but suffers from a lack of analysis.
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On the alert for fraud
Surely an alert should be sent whenever anyone downloads their title giving information about who downloaded it.
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Gender pay gap action
It is somewhat surprising that the new regime does not require remedial action to close the gaps or impose penalties for non-compliance.
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BOOK REVIEW: Interpreting Evidence: Evaluating Forensic Science in the Courtroom (2nd edition)
Both litigator and advocate may be pleased to turn to this book in an attempt to understand the real significance of expert evidence.
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OpinionTips for returning to a legal career
It requires thought, but lawyers can relaunch their career in their 50s.
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OpinionJustice for victims of Gaza flotilla raid?
The Israel-Turkey agreement over the 2010 raid sidelines its victims and does nothing to contribute to a wider peace process.
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Long way to go on discrimination
We all have a role to play in creating a world which allows women to make a contribution to the profession on equal terms.