Opinion – Page 34
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OpinionLaw firms: are you supporting your people enough?
Lawyers need high-quality, personalised therapeutic support that is easily accessible via their employer.
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OpinionNew SRA fining powers will weaken regulation, not strengthen it
Plans for a ‘one size fits all’ fining framework are not fit for purpose.
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OpinionPrioritising workplace mental health – we can do better, so let's do it
Change won’t be driven by producing research recommendations, policies, or guidance, sharing them, and then hoping something will happen.
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OpinionIt’s all in the execution
Paul Bennett reviews Execution of Documents: A Practical Guide (4th edition) by Mark Anderson and Victor Woroner.
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OpinionThe perils of populism
James E Hurford reviews The Rule of Law Under Threat: Eroding Institutions and European Remedies by Robert Böttner and Hermann-Josef Blanke.
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OpinionIs there a right to consult a lawyer for non-contentious legal advice?
There is a tradition among continental bars, much stronger than here in the UK, to challenge in the courts new legislation or regulations with which they do not agree.
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OpinionA handy primer on the little grey cells
Lee Wall reviews 'Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges and Policymakers'.
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OpinionBar regulator faces transparency test
The Bar Standards Board is coming under renewed pressure over its performance.
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OpinionNo time to lose on sentencing reform
There was only one new policy announcement in Shabana Mahmood’s party conference speech last week.
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OpinionNavigating SEND and making a plan
Liz Devlin reviews 'The EHCP Handbook: How to Make an Effective Education, Health and Care Plan: A Guide for Parents and Carers'.
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OpinionCasual redress
Where the state and its agents are culpable for avoidable tragedies, ad hoc compensation schemes are not the answer.
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OpinionHow should law firms respond to a PR crisis?
Clients choose firms based on trustworthiness and track record - so negative publicity can be disastrous.
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OpinionStaying the course
Anna Bradley has been reappointed as SRA chair for another two years, after the regulator called off its search to fill the post.
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OpinionA rounded understanding of race
Paul McFarlane reviews The Long Walk to Equality: Perspectives on Racial Inequality, Injustice and the Law.
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OpinionWhen the Rule of Law and democracy clash, which prevails?
Both democracy and the rule of law are vulnerable if the balance between the two is shaken.
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OpinionMother in Law: Breaking the ice with strangers
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Opinion‘Barrister’s barrister’ on defending barristers
Gregory Treverton-Jones KC reviews Beaumont on Barristers: A Guide to Defending Disciplinary Proceedings (2nd edition).
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