Opinion – Page 185
-
-
OpinionOver-packaged LPAs
I read with interest Philip Evans’ 16 April letter (‘A better way for an LPA’). He suggested a single-page certificate similar to a grant of probate as proof of a lasting power of attorney, to avoid the lengthy work involved in certifying current powers.
-
OpinionWindrush compensation
The targeting and detaining of undocumented Caribbean migrants who (it must be not be forgotten) were invited to work in the UK, and have been living, working, raising families, paying taxes and collecting pensions since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948, is grossly unconscionable, divisive and utterly disgraceful.
-
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel
Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel Richard Wilkinson £25, I.B. Tauris Only one solicitor has ever become prime minister of the UK. You can find his portrait in the lobby of the Law Society’s HQ in Chancery Lane – so long as you take a sharp left at ...
-
OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Life on the inside
Subtitled ‘the key to avoiding the risk’, this book is an excellent introduction to a complicated subject.
-
-
-
OpinionDegraded in a decade
How can we restore the UK’s reputation as a world-leader in forensic science?
-
Opinion
Useless meeting? Just walk out
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's approach to productivity may be worth emulating.
-
OpinionFamily courts can deter people threatened with being outed
Following celebrity revelations of HIV status, a solicitor relates her experience of representing a client who successfully applied for a non-molestation order.
-
OpinionTrump turns spotlight on attorney-client privilege
Should the Trump-Cohen case on attorney-client privilege be an opportunity to speak out and explain the doctrine?
-
-
-
OpinionDamage limitation
The 100% success fee model is still popular for low-value PI work – but judges need to be convinced.
-
-
OpinionPlenty to play for on whiplash
Civil Liability Bill is likely to prove fertile ground for test litigation.
-
OpinionJackson reform conundrum
Much heartache could have been avoided in the reform of civil justice had more notice been taken of our experience of everyday logjams.
-
-
OpinionNo charter for burglars
One Gazette reader says 'it is impossible to improve upon the long-established application of the law of self-defence.'
-
