Opinion – Page 289
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OpinionBack to the future
As the geopolitical environment in which they work bears witness to a ghastly regression, our international colleagues are trying to navigate a way forward.
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OpinionSmashing the glass ceiling… in heels
A photographic project to inspire women lawyers provides lessons for addressing the gender imbalance in firms.
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OpinionWhat price a life shortened by abuse?
The ‘overarching inquiry’ into institutional child abuse will trigger memories of trauma.
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OpinionWhen planning drives local government
It would be a mistake to let planning law drive the shape of London’s local democracy.
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OpinionWho cares it’s August. Get back to work
The legal profession seems stuck in a time warp of long August breaks.
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OpinionManaging the conveyancer shortfall
One legacy of the recession is that there is a shortage of trained conveyancers now times are improving.
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OpinionArbitration should not be a cloak
Settling the e-borders fiasco in private has a cost beyond the £224m awarded to a contractor.
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OpinionCommercial lawyers: new target for claims
Commercial lawyers who failed to give proper advice on funding and ATE are likely to be the next target for claims.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Dementia and the Law
A valuable guide to the solicitor advising the individuals behind the illness.
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OpinionA course in US history
Solid rock of US constitution stands in the way of EU-US free trade talks.
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OpinionIs depression the last taboo for law firms?
Lawyers suffering from depression often don’t want to talk about it. But the profession needs to do more.
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OpinionAcross the pond
TTIP talks should address barriers to free movement of lawyers between the EU and US, says Law Society president Andrew Caplen.
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OpinionLaw books for summer
There is a good array of fiction set in the legal world. But why are the stars always barristers and not solicitors?
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OpinionIf only Lord Hill were Lady Hill
The UK’s new European commissioner candidate may face one insuperable problem – he is not a woman.
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OpinionLegal legacy of 1914’s ‘boy soldiers’
Protests over under-age recruitment have their echoes today.
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OpinionRegulator is bewitched by insurance mirage
Before stepping out into the unknown, perhaps the SRA should check the forecast.
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OpinionLawyers on the hippy trail?
Take better care of yourselves – even if 2014 isn’t the summer of love.