Opinion – Page 211
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OpinionFinally, a judgment we can all understand
I don’t want the law to be dumbed down, just made more manageable.
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OpinionBrexit: maintaining cross-border dispute regulations
Post-Brexit trade rules must not imperil more than £500bn of British business.
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OpinionPrivatising family law by the back door
Private financial dispute resolution hearings - a BUPA to the courts’ NHS - are thriving.
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OpinionTTIP, globalisation and lawyers
It is timely to contemplate what the retreat from globalisation might mean for our profession.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Trials – On Death Row in Pakistan
A thoughtful reflection on the legal system of an important country in the modern geo-political world.
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BOOK REVIEW: Elderly Client Handbook (5th edition)
The practical sections are very good, particularly the guidance on marketing and adapting your office procedures to elderly clients.
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Cohabitees and family law
A recent Court of Appeal ruling sets a potentially dangerous precedent regarding what constitutes a binding agreement between parties.
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Online court – conflicting accounts
Lord Justice Briggs implies that strictly following the rules is unnecessary; and we can do without strict compliance and leave it to litigants in person to bumble along online.
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Identity check
Could Land Registry register passport-sized photos of buyers with their signatures?
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OpinionFighting crime post-Brexit
Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon explains why we must retain the European arrest warrant.
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OpinionPromoting justice in China
I was part of a delegation in Beijing that saw how legal aid is reaching clients with special needs.
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OpinionTransparency, tax and lawyers
Expect tense negotiations over forcing lawyers to disclose the details of tax schemes. But will their outcome matter in light of Brexit?
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OpinionTaking back control of referendum campaigning
Parliament must look again at the rules on donations to ensure fairness in future polls.
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OpinionABSs: open to failure?
In the legal sector, there has not been a great flowering of alternative business structures.
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OpinionUnbundling: no place to hide
Solicitors risk losing out to the bar if they don’t embrace unbundling.
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The truth about whiplash
It is likely that whiplash claims have not dramatically fallen but instead been ‘reclassified’.