All Opinion articles – Page 76
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OpinionWithout reform of child justice, things will get bleaker
Research shows that the negative and unexpected consequences of child detention are worse than previously thought.
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OpinionIntervene Project: Providing representation for the abandoned
A law firm charity that represents prisoners has seen demand for its services soar, as abuses have become commonplace throughout the penal system.
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OpinionLegal Twitter, can you help?
If you look at #LegalTwitter, you will find people asking for legal advice all the time.
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OpinionPriced out of justice – unless you’re an oligarch
Just an up-and-coming UK supplier screwed over by its biggest customer? Sorry, but the London courts are not for you.
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OpinionMainstreaming crypto
Crypto technology stands today roughly where the worldwide web stood in 1996.
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OpinionA system that has reached breaking point
Criminal legal aid reports show that the profession as it stands has recruitment, retention, diversity and sustainability problems.
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OpinionA definitive textbook that lives up to its billing
Bromley’s Family Law (12th edition) | Nigel Lowe, Gillian Douglas, Emma Hitchings & Rachel Taylor
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Opinion‘Mercy killings’ – no getting away with murder
New guidance for use in suspected 'mercy killings' will not decriminalise homicide.
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OpinionUseful analysis of GDPR that may be on borrowed time
Data Subject Rights Under the GDPR | Helena U Vrabec
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OpinionMother in law: Look after good staff
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionPutting health and wellbeing first at a time of seismic change
Leaders of law firms will emerge from the last couple of years as more empathetic leaders – they cannot afford not to.
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OpinionCrypto: Let’s party like it’s 1996
The current NFT craze may feel like 17th century tulip-mania. But what if it’s more like the birth of the worldwide web?
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OpinionColston statue acquittals show how important juries really are
Being tried by your peers is essential to democracy.
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OpinionIs the Nationality and Borders Bill just another example of bad law-making?
The bill poses a unique threat to both access to justice and the rule of law.
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OpinionShould more lawyers have featured in the New Year Honours?
Throughout the pandemic, there have been solicitors who risked their health, and potentially their lives, in police stations, prisons and courts.
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OpinionRole models are key to improving diversity in the profession
As a first-generation lawyer from a minority ethnic background, I stepped into a career that seemed daunting and challenging, writes Shaheen Mamun.
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OpinionRoom service
With hybrid working set to become the default, it is refreshing to report on a law firm that is bucking the trend.
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OpinionRaab’s resonant rights reformation
How serious is Dominic Raab about strengthening the credibility of human rights?