All Opinion articles – Page 299
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OpinionAn unholy trinity - The Sun, Vladimir Putin and the MoJ
On World Mental Health Day, we look at how detained vulnerable people have been affected by legal aid cuts.
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OpinionOpen sesame
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online.
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Opinion2013 International Bar Association conference
If ever you think you have it tough as a solicitor in the UK, try putting yourself in the place of Beatrice Mtetwa.
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OpinionSomeone had blunder'd
Has this government learned from the policy blunders of its predecessors? Don’t hold much hope.
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OpinionFinding a new plot
Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern. Are current events more like Dracula or Sleeping Beauty?
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OpinionStep up your marketing
As accountants apply for a licence to grant probate, law firms must catch up if they want to compete.
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OpinionReigning Supreme
Conservative plans to take power away from Strasbourg will not stop Supreme Court from enforcing human rights.
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Owners registry: not in my name
The Law Society does not speak for me when it criticises proposals for a registry of beneficial owners of companies.
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Driven to extinction by PII fiasco
If what the brokers tell me is right, firms like mine are on the point of extinction.
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Don’t eradicate religion from public life
I read with interest the story of a claim that for the judiciary to participate in the traditional opening of year service shows some kind of bias.
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Legal sector: different eras
I question your decision to publish what is an uninformed and frankly offensive comment on the profession.
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OpinionTwo cheers from LeO
Many law firms are handling complaints better, thus reducing the need for referral to the ombudsman.
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Will-search charge
I decided it was time to deal with the increasing cost of dealing with other people’s over-cautious approach to distribution of estates.
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OpinionChanging times
Charging by time only is unpopular with clients and has given various governments excuses to cut legal aid. Maybe a new system is needed.
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OpinionLessons from the Conservative Party conference
After a busy few days in Manchester, what did we learn about legal issues?
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OpinionMy search for a missing will
Rachel Rothwell’s first-hand experience of why the law should require wills in England and Wales to be registered.
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OpinionLeader: when is a rite wrong?
Does the religious element of the Opening of the Legal Year truly ‘undermine public confidence in justice’?