All Opinion articles – Page 268
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OpinionWot no Magna Carta? Shakespeare’s King John
Shakespeare’s King John doesn’t feature Magna Carta – but the play’s drama revolves around justice, legitimacy, arbitration and mediation.
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OpinionA solicitor at Gallipoli
The Gazette is fortunate to have a lawyer’s first-hand account of serving in the Great War’s most controversial campaign.
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OpinionThe solicitor brand is still irresistible
The profession is at a crossroads – but talented young people still want to join the party.
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OpinionChampioning blame-free divorce
Removing the need for one party to take responsibility for marriage breakdown would make divorce more harmonious.
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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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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Psychology in Family and Child Law
While the busy practitioner is likely to use this book for reference, it provides much more.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Diary of a Lawyer
Liberty Deller becomes a paralegal in her quest to uncover the truth about her solicitor father’s death.
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Not forgetting Ukip
Where were Ukip in your feature on solicitor candidates for the main parties in the general election?
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OpinionListen to the judiciary
It’s down to judges to uphold the rule of law, last week’s Commonwealth Law Conference heard.
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Justice lies in ruins
The coalition government has done great harm to access to justice, the courts and to practitioners – the charge sheet is shocking.
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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.