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OpinionWhat's your USP in the race to keep clients?
Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, Second Edition | Consulting editor(s): Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the International Bar Association
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OpinionLawyer MPs have stopped lawyering - maybe they should start again
The list of politicians with a sideline in law is much smaller than you would imagine.
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OpinionReverse mentor scheme takes us back to the 18th century
Evidence of Lord Mansfield's relationship with Dido Belle indicates a mutual admiration between them.
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OpinionSmart contracts: what lawyers really need to know
Blockchain and smart contracts – lawyers aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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OpinionHow to reconcile the Supreme Court with politics?
US method by which its Supreme Court justices are appointed may be unedifying, but it is democratic.
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OpinionLicensed to kill
New legislation enabling covert sources to commit crimes should disturb lawyers.
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OpinionFamily duels
HHJ Stephen Wildblood QC fulminated about extent to which court lists are filled by private law litigation that should not require court involvement.
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OpinionElectric scooters: proceed with caution
It is difficult to see what information has been gleaned from limited trials.
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OpinionConveyancing solicitors keeping people moving during the Covid-19 crisis
Law Society's property law conference will offer insights from experts on developments in SDLT, planning law, residential and commercial property law.
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OpinionCovid has ‘exacerbated’ exceptional case funding problems
Research published by Public Law Project highlights why there has been a decrease in ECF applications by legal aid providers.
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OpinionWindrush scheme falls short of righting wrongs
Compensation scheme is not fit for purpose and is not operating in a way that guarantees fair access to justice.
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OpinionEthical challenges posed by climate change
In addition to environmental law and human rights law, ethical issues are another important element in lawyers’ engagement with the climate debate.
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OpinionTrust consumers to make their own choices
The Competition and Markets Authority should forget mandatory price transparency and let the market do its work.
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OpinionHistory, religion and financial theory
Islamic Finance: Law and Practice (2nd edition) | Craig R. Nethercott, David M. Eisenberg
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OpinionJudging behaviour between consenting adults
Criminalizing Sex: A Unified Liberal Theory | Stuart P. Green
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OpinionLetters roundup - 28 September 2020
Client due diligence during Covid, and rights for jurors: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionMilitary conflict
Overseas Operations Bill commits government to consider derogating from ECHR before future conflicts – a move which Society condemns.
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