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OpinionD-Day: The Inns of Court Regiment and the solicitors who fell
The 80th anniversary of the allied landings that began the Normandy campaign provides an opportunity to consider the role that members of the profession played.
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OpinionLawyers’ needs in election campaigns
Our demands of politicians should be focused on the rule of law, access to justice and the independence of the legal profession.
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OpinionPride Month: Social mobility and LGBTQ+
Law Society president Nick Emmerson marks the start of Global Pride Month.
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OpinionPaula Vennells had faith in her lawyers - and threw them under the bus
If we are to believe the former chief executive, she was simply too trusting of her general counsel.
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OpinionPolitics and public health
Findings of a discrete but complementary public health investigation seem to have passed the mainstream media by.
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OpinionPost Office: time for the Law Society to step up
Our credibility as solicitors is tarnished. Chancery Lane must take a much greater role in supporting and enforcing ethical standards.
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OpinionWill ABSs soon be allowed across the EU?
Alternative business structures have traditionally been snubbed by European bars. A landmark case at the CJEU could change that.
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OpinionMother in Law: Juniors and their SPAG gaps
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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OpinionCybersecurity in the legal sector
Cyberattacks are a principal risk for law firms, endangering sensitive client information, business assets, business continuity, and professional reputation.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 17 May 2024
Antidemocratic sanctions, assisted dying risks and conveyancing collaboration: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionWhat are the European bars’ current concerns?
As the Society's representative to the UK delegation to the CCBE, my job is to ensure that there is a dialogue between the CCBE and Chancery Lane.
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OpinionReckless youth? Why courts should pay more attention to maturity
We need a new approach to dealing with young people in the court system.
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OpinionA call to equality of arms
Law Society deliberations on ways to support solicitors hauled before the SDT will not be straightforward.
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OpinionSilver, salvage and state immunity
Eight decades after a wartime tragedy a Supreme Court ruling is widely welcomed.
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OpinionAchieving a healthy working culture in law
Do we want to continue to diagnose the problems or take decisive action to implement solutions?