All Opinion articles – Page 317
-
Opinion
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.
-
Opinion
Driven to extinction by PII fiasco
If what the brokers tell me is right, firms like mine are on the point of extinction.
-
-
Opinion
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.
-
OpinionReigning Supreme
Conservative plans to take power away from Strasbourg will not stop Supreme Court from enforcing human rights.
-
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.
-
OpinionLessons from the Conservative Party conference
After a busy few days in Manchester, what did we learn about legal issues?
-
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.
-
Opinion
Bar plays by different rules
Members of the profession may not know that they can be out of pocket paying counsel’s fees when the court has determined that those fees are unreasonable.
-
OpinionTrading blows
Giving consumers a private right of redress against rogue traders could cause problems for lawyers.
-
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Psychopaths – An Introduction
This little book looks at the development of study into this disorder, what it is and how to deal with sufferers.
-
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: The Frozen Shroud
The latest novel from national firm Weightmans partner Martin Edwards leads the reader through the twists and turns of two investigations.
-
Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: People Power – A User’s Guide To Democracy
Political party season may seem a strange time to celebrate British democracy, but Dan Jellinek is an optimist.
-
Opinion
Refugees: building a defence
The Crown Prosecution Service must be more sensitive to the provision of refugee defences.
-
Opinion
Calling time on old covenants
Surely it is time that something was done about old property covenants, which are nowadays totally meaningless.
-
OpinionHow others see us
People beyond our borders view our regulatory framework with bemusement – there should be one regulator for all UK lawyers.
-
OpinionInquiring into inquiries
Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution.
-
Opinion
Keep taking the medicine
I am aware that the government is keen to encourage those who are in dispute to mediate and resolve their difficulties without going to court.
-
OpinionLeader: when is a rite wrong?
Does the religious element of the Opening of the Legal Year truly ‘undermine public confidence in justice’?
-
OpinionPannone’s ‘no comment’ simply fuels speculation
However much you try to resist it, the story will always find a way out.