Opinion – Page 191
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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OpinionAiming at the wrong target
Instead of seeking to deny redress to victims of NHS blunders, politicians ought to focus on how medics can be helped to make fewer mistakes
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OpinionLove changes everything?
Protection afforded to British nationals by the forum bar remains largely illusory.
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In space, no one can hear you litigate
In the week Elon Musk launched a sports car towards Mars, parliament has tried to bring space law up to date.
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OpinionParole and victims’ voices: legal fallout from the Worboys case
It would appear to be the first occasion where victims have been granted leave for judicial review.
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OpinionAn unfair trial, motivated by malice
The Home Secretary and his colleagues have disgraced and degraded themselves.
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OpinionBe prepared for the GDPR
There are just over 100 days to go before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May. Here are some useful pointers for implementation by solicitors.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Privacy: What Everyone Needs to Know
Aidan Shipman reviews Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis’sPrivacy: What Everyone Needs to Know.
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OpinionCrumbling patriarchy
Events at the Presidents Club Charity Dinner serve to highlight yet again the uneven playing field encountered by women at work
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Equal pay disparity
What legal remedies are available for those who have suffered pay discrimination at the hands of their employers?
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OpinionA flawed forensics model
Blaming the parlous state of forensic science on ‘privatisation’ is far too simplistic – quality standards can only achieve so much.
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OpinionLifting the lid on Worboys
Bar is set high for a successful bid to halt former taxi driver’s release.
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OpinionJudges' pensions row must end now
The government should spend three hours discussing ways to improve judicial morale, not on further litigation.
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OpinionPI firms are being hoist by their own petard
The arguments are the same, but from different voices. Why should clients not challenge costs deductions?
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OpinionCouncil of Europe: more protection ahead for lawyers
There was a significant development at the Council of Europe last week. On the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, 24 January, its Parliamentary Assembly adopted a recommendation to draft a convention on the profession of lawyer.
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OpinionNot good enough, LSB
Why does the super-regulator only care about a select few of its statutory objectives?
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OpinionTime to resurrect Justice
After the government reshuffled its ‘middle-ranking’ justice secretary, David Gauke should act now to restore the role of lord chancellor