Opinion – Page 221
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Five Ideas to Fight For
A reminder of why law, human rights and civil liberties matter and how lawyers can play a vital role in their defence.
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BOOK REVIEW: UK Competition Law
Likely to be useful to both students and practitioners, although it misses concrete examples.
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OpinionJustice delayed, but not denied
The historic Hillsborough inquests ended with a resounding vindication of a 27-year struggle for the truth.
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OpinionUnnecessary is the new black in PI claims
Who needs to prove fraud when you can simply deem claims unnecessary?
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OpinionBrexit – 1975 was another country
Lawyers were urged to give ‘reassurance’ in the last European membership referendum.
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OpinionVAT on legal services – a new case
Solicitors may think that this topic does not apply to them, but an upcoming case at the Court of Justice of the European Union affects lawyers directly.
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OpinionBreathing space for Slater and Gordon – just
It's a tonic for staff that the firm has struck a deal with lenders, but executives face a daunting challenge to make the numbers add up.
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Failing the vulnerable
Our conduct of care proceedings involving the children of vulnerable young mothers is not working – the time has come for a review.
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OpinionWary of ‘modest’ IT proposal for justice
Justice should be universal and blind to the imperfections of those seeking it.
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Compensation culture: blame game
Someone or something is encouraging the ‘blame and complain’ culture.
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Guilty of what?
The reality on the ground is of a threatened rush to judgment driving all before it.
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‘Doctor’ title vote
Let’s put the doctor question to a vote. That seems the obvious way to determine whether it is wanted by our members.
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Equal charges
For some reason our professional colleagues feel that they should be paid ‘50% by the applicant and the balance by the respondent’.
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OpinionHillsborough: justice the only victor
Everyone who believes we are equal before the law has cause to thank the Hillsborough lawyers.
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OpinionHigh-handed ‘high-harm’ test
Operation Nexus is a policy written backwards from tabloid headlines on foreign criminals.
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OpinionThe Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law
Delve into civilisation’s legal history.
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