Opinion – Page 158
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: starting school.
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OpinionSmashing the class ceiling
Far too few top lawyers went to comprehensives. We must do more to foster social mobility
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OpinionPrinciples and the European arrest warrant
Welcome intervention by CJEU or another example of EU over-reach?
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OpinionWhy can't a woman be more like a man?
Assuming women must behave like men to gain the same results in their career will not achieve gender equality.
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OpinionCross-examination in sexual offences
Pilot scheme will help improve complainants’ experiences, but we must be aware of the impact on defendants’ rights.
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OpinionBurning bridges with the City
My firm are open to me splitting my time between them and a family business - but what if it doesn’t work out?
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OpinionJudges on the brink amid Brexit uncertainty
Keeping British judges in Luxembourg won’t happen unless the next PM asks for it.
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OpinionCompetition mission
Leafing through a yellowing copy of the Independent, I note that it is 25 years since (pre-Blairite) Labour dubbed the late Monopolies and Mergers Commission a ‘laughing stock’. Again and again the ‘toothless’ watchdog comes down on the side of big business against the consumer, declared the opposition, calling for ...
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OpinionLetters roundup - 3 June 2019
‘Trumpian’ court reforms, treason law, and Ambridge inspiration: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionNDAs and the ethics debate
To suggest that the Law Society has failed to discharge our responsibility to the public is simply not correct.
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OpinionBAILII needs your support
A free and reliable source of case law is an essential part of our rule of law fabric.
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OpinionNo lifejacket under your seat: 100 years of aviation law
The year 1919 marked the debut of intercontinental flying - and of solutions to the legal challenges it presented.
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OpinionArtificial intelligence and lawyers' ethics
Guidelines for trustworthy AI identify key requirements applicable to the profession.
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OpinionBlog: Mother in Law
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England. This week: dealing with opponents.
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OpinionRestrictive covenants: a win-win for partner mobility
Firms must consider carefully the most effective way to protect their interests when a partner decides to leave.
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OpinionA Facebook court? Our legal system needs to catch up
The UK’s national laws and legal systems are not prepared to cope with borderless cyberspace.
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OpinionMen have an important role to play in achieving gender equality in the law
When male partners make a conscious effort to change ‘masculine’ work cultures, this filters through the organisation.
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OpinionNot a bad start: 20 years of devolution
Maturing parliament is transforming the legal landscape in Wales.
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OpinionInns throw down the gauntlet on training
Inns bar training course could prove unwelcome to solicitors.
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OpinionWhat austerity looks like
The Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges’s scathing verdict on the courts reform programme speaks for itself.