All Opinion articles – Page 229
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OpinionCivil courts reform: learning from abroad
Briggs LJ needs to dig out his passport and investigate how overseas pioneers are reforming the civil courts.
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OpinionHousing consultation rethink is needed
Stamp duty timetable highlights more than just conveyancing concerns.
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OpinionNicely Nicely Gove sees off noble sneers
Lord chancellor gives a little away on the forthcoming draft British bill of rights.
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OpinionTax and professional secrecy
Lawyers are safe from having to disclose details of tax schemes. For now.
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Living on a swear
Should the fees for swearing an affidavit or administering a statutory declaration be increased?
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OpinionForcing Russia to pay over Litvinenko
Alexander Litvinenko’s widow may find that winning a judgment against Russia is easier than enforcing one.
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OpinionJustice in disrepair
An online court has its merits but it cannot remedy inequality of arms.
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Court interpreting: lesson in failure
We are told that the outsourced provision of interpreter services is gradually improving, but Capita is marking its own homework.
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OpinionGove the arch-pragmatist
There is rarely a political dividend in defending the blatantly indefensible.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Conveyancing Handbook (22nd edition)
This has become a must-have for every property practitioner since 1992.
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OpinionRESTAURANT REVIEW: The Ivy Market Grill, 1 Henrietta Street, London WC2
The food is prepared with top-class ingredients and the minimum of fuss.
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OpinionFixed fees: what will it mean?
Litigators may not welcome Jackson’s sweeping changes but extending fixed fees could improve access to the courts.
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OpinionLSB: a response to Jonathan Goldsmith
LSB chair responds to yesterday’s Comment piece by Jonathan Goldsmith on the role of the board in liberalising the market for legal services.
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OpinionA big case for 2016
The Supreme Court will address an important issue on the finality of settlements.
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OpinionClin neg: conflict of interests
When the government is defendant in medical or military claims, it shouldn’t be involved in reducing them.
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OpinionShould the LSB chair resign?
If the government effectively seizes the wheel of the super-regulator, does that not signal a lack of confidence in its leader?
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OpinionUpholding lawyers’ values
Invoking a hitherto unused rule of law mechanism was a brave step by the European Commission.
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Insurers not living up to promises
Fresh curbs on claims by blameless accident victims will not lead to lower motor premiums. And there will be a much higher price to pay.