All Opinion articles – Page 4
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OpinionThe other professional standards
There are numerous standards associated with a solicitor's personal brand, beyond their statutory obligations.
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OpinionWho’s erasing whom? – a Christmas story
Here is a feel-good tale, at a time of year when feel-good tales are expected as part of the seasonal background, along with tinsel and carols.
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OpinionJury reforms ‘not just crisis management’
Courts minister Sarah Sackman MP says it is 'also about fundamental modernisation of our criminal justice system from top to bottom.'
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OpinionLast rites for more rights
As I predicted last week, David Lammy’s jury curbs turned out not to be quite as draconian as the draft plans leaked to The Times indicated they would be. An old political ruse was surely in play.
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OpinionChristmas communiques
David Pickup reviews 'A Perfect Year? Three families. Three stories. Three Decades.'
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OpinionSeven things I wish I knew before becoming a neurodivergent lawyer
While my own path led me away from private practice, neurodivergent individuals can absolutely thrive in law.
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OpinionMazur: chartered legal executives losing jobs
There has been a lack of sympathy towards chartered legal executives from those who think their qualifications mean they are totally unaffected by Mazur.
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OpinionStarting out: Opening doors early in your career
Networking is one of the less visible skills we develop as junior lawyers, and it is often only in hindsight that we recognise its importance.
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OpinionPutting the regulatory genie back in the bottle
I start with a small matter, which is symptomatic of a larger one.
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OpinionMazur has exposed a legal costs system at odds with reality
If judges expect litigation to be conducted by Grade D fee earners, something has to give.
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OpinionJuries out? Cynical expediency may be the best we can hope for
Few things unite the right-wing press and the soft-left liberal ‘elite’ it so despises. Curbing jury trials seems to be one of them.
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OpinionMother in Law: Did I miss the adulting course?
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionBattling built-in biases
Rosemary Auchmuty reviews 'Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law (second edition)'.
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Opinion10 years on: Lawyers in Türkiye still targeted
Death of bar association president should have been a turning point in securing respect for the rule of law. It was not.
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OpinionMenopause at work: Progress, challenges and the way forward
Legislative change is on the horizon. Organisations that act now won't just comply with tomorrow's law - they'll retain today's talent.
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OpinionJust start nuclear: here's how
Two new reports propose measures to repair a dysfunctional regulatory system.
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OpinionKim Kardashian’s psychics and the digitalisation of justice
In due course, all justice will be digitalised and we will all be properly trained. But when, and with what resources?