Opinion – Page 4
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OpinionFrom em-dash to comma, the art of legal prose
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews Jill Barton's 'The Supreme Guide to Writing'.
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OpinionGlass houses
Last week I noted that the Law Society’s benchmarking survey was awkwardly timed, finding as it did that client interest is turbocharging practice profits.
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OpinionMother in Law: A woman stepping out of her lane
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Branded a liar by the SRA, an AML juggernaut creating mayhem and asking the question: 'are lawyers needed?' Your letters to the editor.
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OpinionNo more ‘free money’?
Might the prospect of tipping dozens of law firms into financial trouble deter the SRA from imposing a ban on pocketing interest on client money?
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OpinionGoodbye, rule of law USA
We have rarely seen the rule of law breaking down so quickly and right before our eyes. We must learn the lessons, if we are to guard against similar events here.
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OpinionEvery vessel shall at all times…
We don’t know what caused yesterday’s collision off the Humber, but it could have consequences for maritime law.
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OpinionA moral claim to assisted dying
James E Hurford reviews 'What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death'.
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OpinionSwifter justice relies on radical reforms
The idea of prisoners tackling their addictions in prison and working to earn their release is politically attractive. But the flaws are obvious.
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OpinionCompulsory ethics training may help to fix the problem
The ethical crisis in the legal profession may be overstated - but that doesn’t mean we can ignore it.
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OpinionJournalism and national security in the post-truth era
Tom Proverbs-Garbett reviews 'National Security, Journalism, and Law in an Age of Information Warfare'.
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OpinionFacing up to the meaning of life
David Pickup reviews 'Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird: Human kind’s unbearable realities – and what might be gained by accepting them'.
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OpinionEssential Q&A guidance for all compliance officers
Paul Bennett reviews 'Conflicts, Confidentiality and Disclosure: Requirements, Risks and Remedies' by Tracey Calver.
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OpinionNew sentencing guidance improves current two-tier system
There is nothing two-tier about sentencing someone on a fully informed basis.
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OpinionAnother day, another survey - but this one matters
Why your participation in LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 study can make a meaningful difference.
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OpinionMoney isn’t everything
District judges earn £134,000 a year, more than 3.5 times the average UK salary for full-time employees. Is it enough?
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OpinionYounger duty solicitors should be celebrated
Coverage of a 30-year-old becoming a duty solicitor raised a few eyebrows - but not all criminal legal aid stories have to be doom and gloom.
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