All Opinion articles – Page 276
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OpinionCourts saved by Skype?
Starting work on some of Leveson’s recommendations for the courts must be a priority.
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Crime reforms: modest proposals
A modest series of changes will ensure considerable savings for the exchequer.
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Terror threat: principled detachment
We must not meekly submit to predictable attempts by those in authority to curtail our rights in response to the Charlie Hebdo atrocity.
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Religious rights
There have been many cases reported in which allowance for an employee has been ruled necessary to take account of anti-discrimination legislation.
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OpinionChilcot approach crowds out the rule of law
The impression left by this protracted circus is that lawyers are there to protect the powerful and wealthy.
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OpinionWill-writing and negligence
The winter months highlight the issues raised by wills drafted without the help of a qualified solicitor.
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OpinionWe are still in the dark on proportionality
Judges are quick to chop down legal bills, but we still don’t know what proportionality really means.
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OpinionLawyer surveillance after Charlie Hebdo
Lawyer-client confidentiality could come under renewed threat following the recent terrorist attacks.
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Back to basics
The government should be taken to task for its ‘unprincipled and unconscionable’ failure to provide the basics of a civilised justice system.
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Charlie Hebdo
Beware of an over-zealous reaction by the state which flies in the face of Magna Carta.
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OpinionEquality and difference
A heterosexual couple may struggle in their attempt to register as civil partners.
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English under-represented
One of the groups under-represented in England is English national identity.
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OpinionFundamentals of freedom
We must not allow the Paris atrocities to ignite a bonfire of our liberties.
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OpinionLofty ideals laid low
The way government has set about removing the law’s ‘height advantage’ is depressing.
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Lawyers in it together
When you come to vote this year do not forget the public and lawyers who are facing hard times.