Opinion
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Bar watchdog in the red
Bar Standards Board accepts performance review findings and vows to raise its game.
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Gender agenda
The gender pay gap for legal professionals is significantly above the UK average for all occupations. Law firms need to rebalance their power structures.
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On Arbitration: VV Veeder QC, selected writings and contributions to the development of law
by Sam Wordsworth KC and Marie Veeder.
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April is the SLAPP-iest month
The subject of strategic litigation against public participation continues to generate enormous publicity.
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Mother in Law: Rules of engagement with a hoarder
Diary of a busy practitioner, juggling work and family somewhere in England.
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Apprenticeship scheme: The highs, lows and everything in between
DWF solicitor Holly O'Brien reflects on the benefits and challenges of an apprenticeship.
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Family courts: fit for the modern era?
The spring budget's spotlight on the overburdened family court is welcome but not enough to address the root of the problem.
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SLAPPs and SLAPPers
There is a 'rising tide' of strategic lawsuits against public participation.
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The golden mean between online and in-person
We are in a state of transition in terms of both climate awareness and technological possibilities.
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Post Office bill – messy but quick
Government’s Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill raises unprecedented constitutional issues.
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‘Tell, don’t ask’: how in-house lawyers should treat their employers
In-house lawyers must defy their law school training when it comes to behaving as leaders.
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Bar to progress
Social mobility remains the Cinderella of the diversity and inclusion industry.
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Letters roundup: 12 April 2024
A small win over insurers, Chris Mullin’s moral obligation and a retirement charge: your letters to the editor.
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Reflections on the KlimaSeniorinnen climate change case
We can decide to be agitated about a ruling from an international court, but it seems pointless - the direction of travel regarding climate change is clear.