All Opinion articles – Page 240
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OpinionWill budgeting changes make any difference?
Reform of the budgeting rules is on the way, but not a full-scale remodelling.
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OpinionLawyers’ freedom of speech
Freedom of speech concerns us as lawyers because we are on the frontline of those who patrol it.
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Two-tier legal system
Further court fee increases mean more misery for SMEs at the hands of a government that insists it is trying to protect them.
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OpinionA judge needs judgement
There is one quality no judge can do without, as a recent episode highlights.
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Chilcot delay denies justice
Are lawyers in danger of being criticised in the long-overdue report?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Law Management Section Guide to Business Development
Expert authors give valuable insight in a pithy and wide-ranging guide.
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OpinionPower of attorney reforms are risky
Simplifying the LPA process has increased the risk of fraud and abuse.
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OpinionLegal education crisis – US-style
The UK has its fair share of challenges, but in America the situation is much graver.
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OpinionThe cost of patent trolling
Research shows that activity by non-practising entities is bad news in the US. The UK should beware.
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OpinionProsecuting hate crime
The police must be given adequate training to improve the national response to hate crime.
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OpinionAsylum: the new trial by ordeal
Europe’s leaders have collectively returned us to the barbarous legal past.
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OpinionArrested 17-year-olds need a fairer deal
The forthcoming Policing and Criminal Justice Bill should reform outdated procedures and help children in police custody.
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OpinionDivided we fall
The family bar’s complaints about solicitor-advocates are misdirected. And where’s the evidence?
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OpinionEuropean lawyers in history
Two very different lawyers from recent history were involved in struggles which we recognise today.