All Opinion articles – Page 249
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OpinionSolicitors and the spirit of VE Day
For the profession, VE Day marked one step on the return to normality.
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OpinionLaw should protect, not curtail, freedom of speech
Society of Asian Lawyers hosts lively debate on right to cause religious offence.
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OpinionThe only way is ethics
How can the practice of mindfulness help lawyers in their day-to-day work?
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Gulf legal stream
The Gulf region will become a significant area of opportunity for the provision of UK legal services and training.
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Our fundamental rights
There are certain principles which we believe govern civilised states – the Human Rights Act is a necessary protection for these ideals.
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Dyson reinvents wheel
Is this not precisely the system we had under the pre-Woolf rules of the Supreme Court?
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OpinionA constitutional imbroglio
With another hung parliament likely, we may have to wait a while for any new laws.
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OpinionColombia at a crossroads
Strife-torn Colombia needs UK government support to embed the rule of law.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Family Court without a Lawyer – A Handbook for Litigants in Person
The book gets to grips with changes to law and practice, while being aware that it is no substitute for a lawyer or for legal advice.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Moscow Bound
Solicitor’s novel combines the tension of an action thriller with the insight of a lawyer.
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OpinionEuro court split in two
Civil war has broken out at the Court of Justice of the European Union over a backlog of cases in the General Court.
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OpinionMoves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.
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OpinionTime for insurers to lose fraud rhetoric
All sides should be praised for working together on releasing claimant data – now they each have a new responsibility.
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OpinionThe right to a lawyer
A new website - a cross between Uber and Find A Solicitor - is helping suspects in Belgium gain prompt access to a lawyer.
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Privilege stance
It is wrong to suggest the Serious Fraud Office is trying to have its cake and eat it.
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Leading the way
The procedural requirements of scrutiny and weakness in compliance both sit together in the awkward space of not just process but people leadership.