All Opinion articles – Page 251
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OpinionFalse economies afflicting courts
Removal of public funding in family law is having a huge impact on court business.
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OpinionGoogle is the wrong target
History suggests that anti-trust action is the wrong way to promote innovation in IT.
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OpinionUndoing Magna Carta
New court fees leave decisions on the burden of proof at risk of being secondary to whether defendants can afford to plead not guilty.
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OpinionStudents providing justice?
Is it inappropriate for the legal system to come to depend at least in part on student work?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Cretney & Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney
This helpful book goes back to basics with a history of both types of power.
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OpinionChange is afoot on the bench
Lawyers with no judicial experience given a route to the High Court – a controversial but bold move.
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OpinionWe are not policemen
The reporting obligations imposed on lawyers are inconsistent and confused.
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Justice efficiency deficiency
A common, agreed definition of ‘efficient’ and a concerted effort by all agencies could lead to true efficiency.
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OpinionUK constitution and lawyers
Lawyers must help to engage the whole of the UK in a constitutional debate.
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Court fees: a charter for defaulters
Court fee increases are draconian, unjust and misguided.
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OpinionSetting a bench mark
An appropriately sophisticated approach to making the bench more representative of our society.
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Ashamed of government
It is essential to the rule of law in any democracy that lawyers are allowed to challenge the state on behalf of clients.
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OpinionCo-op Legal reboots
Like its fellow pioneer QualitySolicitors, Co-op Legal is looking to a digital future after moving into the black.
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OpinionKeeping up the fight
The Law Society’s relentless lobbying over civil court fee rises and related justice issues has paid dividends. But following counsel’s advice a judicial review bid has been ruled out.
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OpinionA Hague tribunal on the wrong track
Special tribunal for Lebanon has put journalists in the dock. And for what?
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OpinionLaw in the future
We can’t predict the exact nature of threats to legal services. So future plans should be of only the broadest variety.