All Opinion articles – Page 305
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OpinionShould Prince's letters be exempt from disclosure?
An apparent ‘constitutional aberration’ is to come under scrutiny from the Court of Appeal
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OpinionThe Law Society Charity
The Law Society Charity focuses on those who cannot get funding elsewhere
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In breach of Magna Carta?
Clause 29 of Magna Carta is still in force. You can look it up on www.legislation.gov.uk. The final sentence reads: ‘We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.’ Does that not mean that the charging of court and tribunal ...
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Credit to Birkenhead court
I am writing to highlight a procedure adopted by our local county court in detailed assessment proceedings. When making an application for detailed assessment, we have to provide an estimated length of hearing which, in view of some of the creative arguments from opponents, has to be at least three ...
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Surcharge sham
Joshua Rozenberg is right to rail against the swingeing increase in compulsory victim surcharges.
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Missing Link
Until recently, periodic surveys revealed overwhelming satisfaction with services provided by solicitors, and dishonesty was reported and hopefully occurred very infrequently – when we were professionals, in other words. Could recent reports expressing contrary views be linked to the commoditisation of our profession – to say nothing of the complaints ...
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Preparation of wills should be left to solicitors
The article by Marie Granby raised a wry smile.
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Insurance premium woe
After RTA Portal fixed costs were slashed to £500 in exchange for a promise by insurers that motor premiums would be reduced, I was disappointed but not in the least surprised when I received my motor insurance renewal quote today. It has increased by £80.
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Low-level claims: pulling in opposite directions
If on my way to work tomorrow I was struck by a car and rendered tetraplegic
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Small claims: happy to oblige
The rapacity of the insurance industry is matched only by its effrontery.
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Profession name change
We share with members of the oldest profession the use of the word ‘client’
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OpinionBusiness booming in insolvency funding
With most areas of civil litigation beginning to feel the effects of the Jackson reforms, there was some interesting news this week from the insolvency quarter
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OpinionBoundaries of behaviour
My first day as an agent for the Crown Prosecution Service did not begin auspiciously.
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Avoiding costs disputes with clients
The next growth industry for costs disputes will be between solicitor and client.
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