All Opinion articles – Page 292
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Nationalise conveyancing?
The probate fee for a basic grant has increased. Why not do the same with conveyancing fees?
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OpinionMitchell: end to opportunism
Is it now safe for lawyers to behave decently to one another again?
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OpinionPII brokers: free pen please?
Proposal forms offer a great way for insurance brokers to obtain boundless information on solicitors.
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OpinionWhere’s the apology for Mitchell chaos?
It cannot just be district judges and opportunistic solicitors to blame for the mess the original Mitchell judgment caused.
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OpinionMake time for marketing
Business is picking up after several rocky years. But being too busy for marketing should ring alarm bells.
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OpinionBar deal applies to just 0.1% of work
Agreement on VHCCs does nothing to aid majority of criminal bar, let alone solicitors.
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OpinionSummer doldrums in the EU
The transition between EU governments is painfully slow and this doesn’t help when issues need addressing urgently.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Law as Engineering – thinking about what lawyers do
David Howarth, the author, wants lawyers to be seen as practical professionals involved with design and function.
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OpinionNiqabs ban: fine ‘margin’
The ECtHR’s decision to uphold France’s burqa ban is politically convenient.
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OpinionClosing the expectation gap
The profession must resolve the inconsistency in training requirements for youth proceedings.
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Wonga double standards
The Wonga letters claiming to be from law firms were wrong; they would still be wrong if written by qualified solicitors.
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Forward thinking for solicitors
You can add two more things to the tips on how to be a better solicitor.
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Little need for training
The introduction of specialist training for all practitioners within police stations and in youth courts would solve nothing.
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OpinionSpying on children’s special needs provision
How might the reforms being made to these needs affect legal rights and education?
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OpinionFlexible-working challenges
Although flexibility makes sense, firms must ensure they adhere to the correct employment laws.
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OpinionThe future of the bar is….
For all its laudable efforts, the bar is still conspicuously pale and male.
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OpinionFace-to-face with the niqab
The European Court of Human Rights never ceases to come up with judgments that baffle or infuriate.
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OpinionPII arguments fall on deaf ears
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s plan has one more hurdle to clear.
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OpinionIn search of the Inns of Court trenches
A Chilterns common still bears scars of what lawyers did in the Great War.