All Opinion articles – Page 319
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Court support
If an experienced solicitor, legal executive or paralegal takes the view that the client has capacity, then the High Court should be supporting us.
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OpinionPII news focus: running for cover
Berliner’s exit from the PII market has created turmoil for 1100 law firms, providing a dramatic end to a troubled PII renewal season.
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OpinionJudges quick off the mark to overhaul their divisions
Judges who became heads of division on the same day in January have swept away time-honoured practices.
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In our hours of need
Firms must give employees genuine mastery over their working hours to build a meaningful work-life balance.
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In-house plea
I appreciate that your recent articles on mediation were about family mediation, but they inadvertently appear to cast a gloomy light over commercial mediation, which is actually going from strength to strength. This is due to extraordinary success rates – 90% of all UK commercial cases settle on the day ...
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OpinionLeader: transparency on tax
Corporate behaviour or tax advisory strategy is unlikely to change despite new opinion on avoidance
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Valuing mediation
If more solicitors took the trouble to properly understand mediation, their clients would value them for it.
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OpinionLaw can be a 'nuisance if you want to break it'
Supporters of the ECHR have been unanimous in calling for more balanced coverage of human rights in the media
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OpinionPublic ratings for lawyers
User-generated reviews of clients’ experiences may not be a bad thing - it can help firms avoid repeating the same mistakes
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OpinionSomethin’s gotta give
When an irresistible force such as Chris Grayling meets an immovable object like the legal profession…
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OpinionCorruption cases will be the cause of jurisdictional clashes
Who will retain primary jurisdiction over corruption investigations of US pharma activities in China?
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OpinionPI firms should fear referral fee questions
Firms that assumed life would go as normal in spite of the referral fee ban need to act
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Ensuring staff wellbeing is a commercial necessity
A health and wellbeing strategy can bring benefits commercially, too.
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OpinionLawyers well placed to lead democratic reform
Democracy comes complete with checks and balances – often articulated in the neutral language of the rule of law.
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OpinionDivorce lawyers: proving our worth
Solicitors must demonstrate the value of a qualified family lawyer in divorce cases.
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Pawns in the migration game
In July the Home Office introduced a seemingly innocuous phrase into the immigration rules and international students will suffer.
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OpinionLeader: warming to a theme
In law firms, there are compelling reasons to look at everything from air travel and paper use, to direct energy consumption and the behaviour of suppliers.