All Opinion articles – Page 67
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OpinionRwanda deportation plan will not work
Migrants crossing the channel in small boats is a real problem that the Government has so far failed to tackle properly.
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OpinionCosts in contempt proceedings
The time has come for parties and the courts to recognise that the general rule on costs is not a neat fit in contempt.
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OpinionConnected Legal Playbook provides answers to in-house legal challenges
The Connected Legal Playbook empowers in-house teams to optimise productivity and engagement, be proactive, and have a greater impact on the business.
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OpinionHow lawyers can help Ukraine
The Law Society has assisted the profession through the upheavals of the last few years by providing, on each occasion, resources for solicitors.
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OpinionMother in law: Walking
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionWAGS and tales
You can’t blame the tabloids for the media feeding frenzy which has attended the so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial, presently unfolding a stone’s throw from where I am now sitting. As an episode of Footballers’ Wives (highly recommended), it would probably have ended up on the cutting room floor. Totally unrealistic. ...
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OpinionThe truth is out there
Reputation Matters: How to Protect Your Professional Reputation | Jonathan Coad
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OpinionNational security and foreign interference
Legislation to replace the Official Secrets Acts of 1911, 1920 and 1939 tells us a great deal about how perceived threats to national security have changed over the past century.
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OpinionLord chief calculates the cost of legal aid cuts
House of Lords committee session takes an unexpected turn as Lord Burnett highlights the wider consequences of LASPO.
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OpinionDon’t assume litigators always want their trial payday
Commentators on Vardy v Rooney would be wrong to think that lawyers encourage such an outcome.
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OpinionAML laws have failed: it is time to start again
The Russian invasion of Ukraine should be seen as an opportunity to examine what went so wrong with the money-laundering system.
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OpinionDoes it pay to represent yourself in court?
Lack of public funding is no doubt a significant reason why there is a growing number of litigants of person.
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OpinionJeremy Hunt’s handy sword of Damocles
Proposals by chair of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee represent an overhaul of the way compensation is awarded when injury is caused by the NHS.
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OpinionTime for UK courts to get more screen time?
Johnny Depp's defamation claim against Amber Heard is being televised in America, enabling millions of people around the world to tune in.
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OpinionWarts-and-all despatches from a broken system
Nothing But The Truth: Stories of Crime, Guilt and the Loss of Innocence | The Secret Barrister
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OpinionWe all have to go some time
Succession Planning: Ensuring Smooth Transitions for Lawyers and their Firms | Edited by Katerina Menhennet
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OpinionUkraine invasion: the legal basis for reparations
Despite Russia's UNSC veto, a path does theoretically exist that could be utilised in the years and decades to come.