All Opinion articles – Page 27
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We need to challenge the aggressive status quo in litigation
The Mindful Business Charter is aiming to change the way lawyers do litigation.
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From Dundee to Donetsk: Rule 39 and why it matters
It is not common for procedural rules of court to become headline news, but that is exactly what occurred in the summer of 2022.
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Tearing up the ‘lefty lawyers’ script
The continuing use of the ‘lefty lawyer’ label by the government looks set to become a feature of the long campaign leading to the next election.
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It’s all in the numbers
Chancery Lane's financial benchmarking survey is required reading for SMEs which aspire to rank among the best managed of their peers.
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Solicitors must shape the future of the justice system or risk being left behind
The Law Society has been engaging with policy committees and external stakeholders to identify the big questions in civil justice.
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Mother in Law: How to network
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Law Society agenda encompasses LPA and Mental Health Act reform
Reform is central to supporting people detained under mental health legislation to access justice, and can reduce risk of vulnerable people being exploited during Lasting Powers of Attorney process.
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Firms should treat every day as International Women's Day
Women's achievements should be celebrated all year round, not just one day a year.
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International Women's Day: Profession looks to do more and do it better
Law Society president Lubna Shuja encourages all firms, whatever their size, to sign up to the Women in Law Pledge.
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Can a solicitor be a hero?
It is time to highlight the immense work that solicitors do to help both individuals and society as a whole.
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Can lawyers be utopians?
Sometimes we should spend time considering the eternal and beautiful, and how we should aim to construct a new version of it.
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Industrial revolution
Is generative AI about to do for legal services what the spinning jenny did for the textile industry?
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New bill may create hostile environment for media
Is public interest journalism about to be outlawed on national security grounds?
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Disclosure of Information: Norwich Pharmacal and Related Principles (3rd edition)
by Simon Bushell and Gary Milner-Moore.
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Letters roundup: 3 March 2023
Tackling 'toxic' workplaces and 25 years of hurt: your letters to the editor.
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Hillsborough families let down by the state - again
Victims want legal representation and a duty of candour, not this diluted offer.
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Letters roundup: 24 February 2023
Crypto protections, judging war crimes and sitting pretty in the library: your letters to the editor.