Opinion – Page 279
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OpinionMarking International Human Rights Day
On the 66th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights in the UK are under threat.
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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Mind the gap
Praise to Sir James Munby for taking the government to task over failing to provide the basics of a civilised justice system.
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OpinionLawyers and immigration
Lawyers have a crucial role to play in upholding migrants’ rights and dignity.
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.
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OpinionA century of death from the air
Christmas 1914 set precedents for a sustained breach of international law.
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OpinionMaintaining Justice
If human rights group Justice is to continue its work, it needs practical and financial support from the legal profession, says Skadden’s Karyl Nairn QC.
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OpinionClued-up – today’s lawyers-to-be
Aspiring lawyers can get ahead by keeping abreast of developments.
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OpinionImagining the future of legal services
The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Commission on the Future of Legal Services has issued its opening salvo.
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TTIP fears well founded
Criticism of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership treaty is not idle scaremongering – the dangers are real.
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OpinionEverywhere and nowhere
Policymakers pay little heed to the technology that attends law reform.
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OpinionJunior lawyers: we’re worth it
Paying aspiring lawyers to undertake work experience makes both moral and business sense.
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OpinionParting shots
The outgoing chair of the SRA board remains committed to full independence for the regulator.
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OpinionLet’s not kill all the lawyers
Lawyers must tackle stereotypes about the profession head on – and Malaysia’s lawyers show how.
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OpinionSRA needs to gain trust of small firms
Warm words are great, but it will take time to win round solicitors.