Opinion – Page 270
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OpinionThe brightest and the bench
Has the senior judiciary reached a tipping point in terms of attracting candidates of the highest calibre?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Inside Immigration Detention
A sensitive and authentic insight into the lives of those confined to immigration detention centres in the UK.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Magna Carta Uncovered
The 800-year-old document is not about democracy but the rule of law. Magna Carta Uncovered places it in a historical context.
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Keeping clients in the loop
Law firms that threaten legal action against clients who have posted adverse comments should first put their own houses in order.
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Tax avoidance is a duty
At last, some sanity has been introduced to the tax evasion/avoidance debate.
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Tax: pay your dues
It is moral to pay one’s due in taxes to the state and immoral to avoid doing so.
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Constitution under scrutiny
Congratulations to everyone involved in a high-quality discussion on the future constitution of the UK.
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OpinionWho wants to pay new court fees?
Criminal court charges create an incentive to exit the process.
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Profile correction
The current Permanent Representative of Panama to the lnternational Maritime Organisation is Arsenio Dominguez.
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OpinionLawyers reflect on racism
‘Diversity’ was not a word district judge Tan Ikram heard much in the 1990s, he told attendees at the launch of the Law Society’s Ethnic Minority Lawyers Division earlier this month.
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OpinionIn-house lawyers – a paradox
Countries across the EU treat in-house lawyers differently. Why?
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OpinionSRA should apologise for closure blunder
Andrew Williams’ professional reputation was savaged within 30 minutes – isn’t it time someone said sorry?
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Opinion70 years without the ‘Wizard’
In 1945 the passing of David Lloyd George, the only solicitor to become prime minister, was marked with purple prose.
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Squeezing out claims
Access to justice is becoming a qualified right which is obliged to be set against the contents of the public purse.
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Soft-skills support for lawyers
There can be no room for complacency when it comes to digital evolution.
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Legal aid: let’s adapt
It is every lawyer’s dream to help shape the law, not just react to it. Let’s do that when it comes to funding reforms.
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Justice and retribution
We have made some gradual progress in understanding the human condition, and we could make some more.
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Divorce history lesson
Recent Supreme Court divorce ruling raises important legal issues where traditionally the principal focus has been on ‘needs’.
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OpinionClient accounts – French connection
Regulators are looking across the channel for ideas on handling client money. But France treats its lawyers like grown-ups.
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OpinionEthical pursuit of prosperity
Human rights abuses are not just morally wrong, they are also bad for business.