All Opinion articles – Page 284
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Sticking to the protocol
There may be a remedy for unnecessary delays in the conveyancing process.
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OpinionThe will to compete
Lawyers’ anger over accountants moving into probate work must be countered by a desire to fight the competition.
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OpinionGrayling doesn’t need to be a lawyer
Whether or not he has the right credentials, Grayling’s education shouldn’t preclude him from lord chancellor role.
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OpinionMedia lose marbles over Amal
Barrister Amal Alamuddin continues to make the wrong sort of headlines.
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OpinionRTA claims: what’s going on
A rise in traffic accident damages may disguise a worrying trend in settlements.
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OpinionShakespeare and lawyers
We should stop obsessing over one of the playwright’s most famous lines. It was just a joke.
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OpinionWet signature's long goodbye
The government takes a modest step towards electronic identity verification.
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OpinionAmericans on the march
M&A tables give our largest firms cause to reflect on their position in the global market.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America’s Greatest Trial Court
A journey through the darker side of US history, with Zirin an engaging guide.
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Bad conveyancing attitude
Delays are caused by increasing enquiries before contract which have no bearing on the quality of title offered.
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Beware ‘touchy-feely’ justice
What is perceived to be morally right or wrong should not be an acceptable basis for what is legally right or wrong.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Construction Contract Variations
This well-written book will become an indispensable classic.
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OpinionLawyers lead from the front
Lawyers can spearhead a serious debate about the future of our constitution.
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Unendurable online misery
I spent an inordinate amount of time on the SRA’s painfully slow website.
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SRA roll play
My name was, without notice, removed from the roll and then, six months later, without prior notice, restored to the roll.
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OpinionWhere the UK ranks with Azerbaijan
The two countries have the lowest proportion of female judges in Europe.
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OpinionLib Dems go to their graves full of regret
A time in government presented a chance for a Liberal agenda at the MoJ – that chance has been wasted.
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OpinionBritish rights are best, OK
Is there a difference between a British bill of rights and a bill of British rights – other than the change in place of the word ‘British’?