All Opinion articles – Page 230
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Leasehold rent: shaky ground
The cost of insurance seems to be totally disproportionate in these cases.
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OpinionLGBT: celebrating difference
Things are improving for LGBT solicitors but the profession must do more.
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Give law students a break
The whole selection process for trainees is super-selective and soul-destroying.
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OpinionWar and Peace and 'lawfare'
When only one side accepts them, humanitarian conventions are doomed.
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OpinionOmbudsman feeding a witch-hunt
There’s nothing wrong with informing consumers, but could we give them the full story perhaps?
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OpinionEuropean arrest warrant revisited
A new project aims to look at issues around what is seen as the most successful criminal law instrument developed by the EU.
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OpinionSupreme leaders?
Is judicial overreach a threat to the rule of law and effective government?
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Lawyers must make a stand
A chance to pause and reflect what it is to be a lawyer and the incredible privilege we have.
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OpinionHitting the vulnerable hard
Proposed reforms of the small claims procedure would deal a devastating blow to justice.
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Faith in education
A recent judgment requiring schools to teach non-religious views on an equal footing with religious beliefs marks a welcome phase in our history.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Rogue Lawyer
John Grisham’s latest may not fully reflect reality, but that is part of the joy of reading his fiction.
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OpinionLegal regulation: here we go again
In one of the world’s most liberal markets, the CMA’s inquiry is oddly timed.
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OpinionLosing weight and law firm marketing
Strategic marketing is like going on a January diet - it won’t work without a fundamental change in behaviour.
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OpinionBilling: a need-to-know change
Lawyers must be adequately briefed on new electronic billing if it is to be introduced without wasting time and expense.
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OpinionTime to bully lawyers
The government’s lawyer-bashing contrasts sharply with its appeasement of disgraced bankers and media groups.
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PI reform scandal
The government’s PI ‘reform’ is a final nail in the coffin for the vulnerable victim left standing alone against insurance giants.