All Opinion articles – Page 222
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Liz Truss – unwelcome visit
I am astonished that any law firm would wish to invite this lord chancellor to their premises.
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OpinionWho audits the auditors?
As both regulators and private litigants sharpen their focus on corporate governance, the universe of criminal and civil risks for auditors is set to expand.
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OpinionHow the Wizard got to Number 10
It’s 100 years since David Lloyd George became the first solicitor to rise to prime minister. By a well-timed palace coup.
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OpinionIT and lawyers’ responsibilities
How can you stay ahead of a fast-moving, intimidatingly vast and complicated subject area?
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BOOK REVIEW: The Trials of the King of Hampshire: Madness, Secrecy and Betrayal in Georgian England
There is much to interest a lawyer-reader in Elizabeth Foyster’s account of the lunacy commission convened to decide whether the Third Earl of Portsmouth should be declared insane.
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BOOK REVIEW: Partner Remuneration in Law Firms
Usefully brings together expert views on a subject which is a continuing preoccupation for law firm leaders around the world.
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Brexit, judges and the rule of law: make a stand
We must stand up and be counted for democratic maturity.
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E-conveyancing: chance for fraud
Conveyancing Association is recommending a big push towards electronic conveyancing.
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Costs not realistic
Family lawyers need to ‘get real’ before they price themselves out of the market.
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Dressing down from judges
I was reminded of a notice which appeared in the robing room of Bradford County Court
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OpinionPI: putting a premium on ethics
Insurance companies need to tackle fraudulent claims more robustly and handle reasonable claims in person with more sensitivity.
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Law firms and the living wage
We do it because it is the right thing to do. Not to shout about it.
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OpinionLord Bach: looking beyond just LASPO repeal
Cross-party consensus around access to justice must be built - commission’s report is the start of that process.
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OpinionColombia Caravana’s enduring relevance
The work of the caravana is more important than ever to help lawyers withstand the global onslaught on civil liberties.
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OpinionAppeal court has listened to claimants on fixed costs
As claimant lawyers face long-feared PI reforms, two judgments come as positive news.
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OpinionTax and lawyers: confidentiality vs transparency
The European Commission regards lawyer-client confidentiality as unimportant: it is incumbent on the profession to defend it.