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OpinionMaking a lasting contribution
Practice guidance will strengthen the crucial relationship between solicitors and legacy professionals.
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BOOK REVIEW: Mediation: An A to Z Guide
In a crowded market, you should buy this invaluable book because it explains concepts and jargon in non-academic language.
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BOOK REVIEW: Low Life Lawyer: In the Footsteps of Bechet
This very readable thriller reminds David Pickup of the days when lawyers were able to mix business and pleasure in a way that might enrage the SRA in modern times.
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BOOK REVIEW: Cautionary Tales: Lessons in Ethics for Lawyers
This engaging and readable book provides practical examples of how ethical issues can arise in the legal world.
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OpinionWill PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies?
Liz Truss has made the closure of some firms inevitable, but it could have been worse.
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OpinionLawyers and the summer of love
Fifty years ago, lawyers were talking about Europe and sexual offences – but probably more about the Breathalyzer.
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OpinionTrump and lawyers
The rule of law is being shaken like rarely before in the US – how will the American Bar Association respond?
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OpinionCareless driving licence
No one in government remembers the last time a lord chancellor introduced something as short-sighted as these personal injury reforms.
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Helping to identify fraud
Land Registry could add another tier to its database and sellers’ solicitors must accept they owe a duty of care to the other side.
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Public and private register?
This would be time-consuming and expensive – but it might be cheaper than compensation payouts.
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Family court farce
It is a sad state of affairs when inappropriate procedures are enforced which serve no purpose.
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My memories of the early days
I have never forgotten the words of encouragement from a senior lawyer.
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Starring role for solicitors
In most courtroom dramas the solicitors are invisible – not so in Apple Tree Yard.
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OpinionGetting it right for PI victims
A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue.
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BOOK REVIEW: Lexcel Financial Management & Business Planning Toolkit
Particularly useful are the downloadable budgets, cashflow forecasts and variance analyses in their respective sections.
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BOOK REVIEW: Cut-throat Defence: a Jack Kowalski thriller (e-book)
A light touch keeps you engrossed all the way to the enthralling end.
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OpinionEqual outcomes
It’s increasingly hard to argue that the low number of women partners in law firms is a ‘legacy’ issue.