All Opinion articles – Page 7
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OpinionWhat the Law Society has done to get TA6 right
The latest version of the property information form has been tested with sellers and conveyancers to make sure it is clear and logical.
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OpinionA new costs war begins
Paying parties have wasted no time in citing Mazur in their points of dispute.
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OpinionRiveting whodunnit set in the Swinging Sixties
David Pickup reviews 'The Fall Guy: Rock ‘n’ roll murder in 1960s London'.
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OpinionWhen diseases cross borders
James E Hurford reviews 'Global Pandemics and International Law: An Analysis in the Age of Covid-19'.
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OpinionBlack History Month: 60 Years Since the 1965 Race Relations Act
The Act was a modest and imperfect start to a journey that is still unfinished.
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OpinionConservatives court controversy with attacks on judicial independence
Robert Jenrick led the attacks on 'activist' judges this week. He really should know better.
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OpinionECHR: 'Mamma Mia, here we go again'
Arguments about leaving the European Convention on Human Rights have become the focus of political attention once more.
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OpinionDoes terror act interfere with human rights?
Hundreds of protesters accused of expressing support for the banned terrorist organisation Palestine Action will be interested in a hearing at the Supreme Court next month.
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OpinionMazur v Charles Russell Speechlys: What solicitors need to know
On 16 September, the High Court delivered its ruling in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, which examined who is authorised to conduct litigation on behalf of clients.
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OpinionMazur blues
Julia Mazur may not know it, but her name will have been spoken about in virtually every law firm in England and Wales since last week.
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OpinionBringing doctrinal debates alive
Comparative Contract Law: Exercises in Comparative Methodology (4th edition)
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OpinionThe Writers’ Castle: Reporting History at Nuremberg
While the world’s greatest journalists and writers covered the Nuremberg trial of Nazi leaders in 1945-6, another story was unfolding in the nearby town of Stein.
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OpinionAnatomy of a war crimes trial
Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
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OpinionWe lawyers need to be vigilant against ‘fake law’
Runnymede Trust’s recent analysis finds that the word ‘illegal’ remains the number one term associated with ‘immigrants’ in public discourse.
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OpinionWhat the High Court’s Mazur ruling means for non-qualified staff
Court rules that unqualified law firm employees cannot conduct litigation – so what is next for high-volume litigation law firms?
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OpinionDoes mass litigation really harm the economy?
Claims that group claims cost the country £18 billion do not stand up to scrutiny.
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OpinionHolding back the AI waves
Protests are being staged outside offices in San Francisco and London, asking tech companies to stop their race to develop ever more powerful AI.
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OpinionMother in Law: Lessons in basic financial hygiene
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.