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Opinion'Proud to be'
Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce marks the start of Black History Month by sharing her journey into the profession.
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OpinionDis-abled?: language as a great leveller
The term 'disability' defines people as what they’re not, or what they cannot do, rather than what they are or can do.
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OpinionSIF: SRA consultation, closure and the future of post six-year run-off cover
We are in no doubt about the hardship our members and former members will face if a good solution is not found, writes the Law Society president.
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OpinionLabour’s pro bono plan suggests they won’t fund the justice system either
The party wants to use law firm-branded umbrellas to cover the leak, but avoids fixing the roof.
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OpinionWhat did your parents do?
If your parent had a professional job, you are still more likely to get in and get on in the professions than if you are from a working-class background.
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OpinionHow Strasbourg protects lawyers’ rights
There has been public speculation that one of the reasons why Dominic Raab accepted becoming lord chancellor was to enable him to have another go at abolishing the 1998 Human Rights Act.
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OpinionInternational tax probed
Taxing Profit in a Global Economy | Michael P. Devereux, Alan J. Auerbach, Michael Keen, Paul Oosterhuis, Wolfgang Schön, John Vella
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OpinionLetters roundup: 27 September 2021
Profits into premiums, global heating, and crisis in the courts: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionRaab's late entrance showed the folly of extending court hours
Lord chancellor's swearing-in ceremony should have started at 4pm. It started at 4.25pm.
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OpinionMother in law: The fear of care home fees
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionBeing out in the law
'It’s incredibly important to me to be able to bring my whole self to work', writes senior solicitor Kirsty Limacher.
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OpinionWho can save Maxim Znak?
What can we do to help our colleagues, other than have our professional organisations write letters?
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OpinionAccess to justice and digitalisation in universal credit
Report by Child Poverty Action Group identifies situations where individuals have struggled to make a claim due to the online delivery of universal credit.
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OpinionHong Kong, gender identity and Lord Reed
When transgender people want new identity documents, what conditions should they have to meet?
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OpinionRepresenting a death row prisoner
Summary Judgment: A Lawyer’s Memoir | Donald Cameron Clark Jr.
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OpinionWhen shareholder disputes get personal
A Practical Guide to Shareholder Disputes in Family Businesses | Ed Weeks
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OpinionCan Raab be holistic?
Ministry of Justice welcomes its eighth justice secretary and lord chancellor in 10 years.