Opinion – Page 293
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OpinionBanking on solid foundations
The relationship between SGI Legal and NatWest underlines the importance of making funding decisions within agreed timescales.
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Mitchell: costs bombshell
The Mitchell decision will be catastrophic for lawyers working in civil litigation – my firm will have to reassess its future.
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Claimants will suffer
The real issues from Mitchell are whether the sanction was proportionate and whether it is right for the court to adjudge that justice in the individual case should take second place to compliance with the rules.
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Misunderstood Society
James Parry has misunderstood what has been agreed between the Law Society and the Ministry of Justice, and has also misunderstood the relationship between the Society and its members.
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Legal aid: no defence
It is nonsense to suggest that we should be content with the ‘best of a bad job’.
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Solicitor pay dismay
The recent How To article may have been helpful to law firm owners but it is likely to have been viewed with dismay by some solicitors.
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Bad manners in law
I am astounded by the lack of manners shown by many in the legal profession.
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OpinionAdvocating change
Roundtable discussion reveals shift in attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.
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OpinionConveyancing made simple
Chancery Lane’s new portal will help firms manage risk, cut costs and serve clients.
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OpinionWar and law – again
A recent report makes a strong case for more transparent accountability over military decision-making.
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OpinionMeso U-turn undermines all PI reforms
The government does not have the stomach to deal with mesothelioma as it does with other claims.
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OpinionEU criminal law: a full programme
There has been a mixed reaction to the latest round of EU recommendations and directives.
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Big brother’s little helpers
The UK and US are far from alone in getting businesses to do their snooping dirty work.
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OpinionChina, Cameron and sausages
A Devon food producer was on the list of those on a trade trip to China. But where were the law firms?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Stephen Ward was Innocent, OK
The Profumo scandal has been so well picked over, a book that adds to our understanding is a surprise – but that is exactly what it does.
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OpinionLaw firms face steep tax hike
Cumulative effect of reforms will lead to sharp rise in bills for many.
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OpinionReaching out for Rare talent
The London office of Herbert Smith Freehills launches Excel scholarship scheme.
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Legal aid: what’s your alternative?
Chancery Lane is right to want to engage with the government rather than man the barricades and scream defiance.
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Law Society is out of touch
What most solicitors do not get is why the Society is so chummy with Grayling.
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OpinionThe remains of Richard III spark a legal fight
The case concerning reinterment of Richard III would have been one of the most interesting for years.