All Opinion articles – Page 275
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We are here to help solicitors
The next few years are likely to be tough for many solicitors, but SBA The Solicitors’ Charity is there to offer support in times of crisis.
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OpinionAn Orwellian nightmare
Not one country has joined the Law Society in speaking up for Turkey’s persecuted lawyers. That has to change.
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OpinionRespecting the ‘victim’
Victims and witnesses should be enabled to give their best evidence in court.
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OpinionMoJ sees legal aid cuts as a job well done
Opponents can choose any adjective they like to describe LASPO, but the blows never seem to inflict any damage.
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OpinionWhy SME clients are under threat
Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights.
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OpinionLawyers on TV – the jury’s out
What have we learnt from the Beeb’s winter dramas featuring the legal profession?
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OpinionGrayling testing resolve of Tory lawyers
Former MP’s outburst shows the lord chancellor’s talent for alienating his natural supporters.
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OpinionMisuse of bail conditions
The growing use of mass arrest is restricting the right to protest.
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SARAH bill is poorly drafted
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill requires a court to consider whether an alleged wrongdoer was ‘acting heroically’.
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Clinical thinking
What do clinical negligence lawyers have for breakfast that the rest of us don’t? They are so resilient.
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OpinionCrime and key enablers
Most solicitors lack a bank’s resources when it comes to client due diligence.
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OpinionEnquiring into inquiries
Theresa May’s difficulty in finding someone to head a public inquiry into child abuse is symptomatic of deeper failures.
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OpinionEU-US legal services breakthrough
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line.
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OpinionDrone on – with an eye on the law
The profession must be alert to the legal questions raised by the use of pilotless aircraft.
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OpinionWe cannot delete the dirty details
The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed.
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OpinionEndangered lawyers
As the legal revolution progresses, the danger is that the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide
This handbook on embryonic new powers in the court is in a league of its own.