Opinion – Page 322
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‘Golden rule’ of wills
Even experienced solicitors must take instructions with real care to ensure the validity of a will when capacity issues are involved.
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No high-value exceptions
The debate around the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) consultation to extend the mandatory costs budgeting regime to include commercial cases over the value of £2m has largely been one-sided.
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Over-regulation
I fully empathise with A M Robinson’s rant on the minutiae of our profession’s bureaucratic regulation (letters, 29 July).
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No LiP service
I was interested by John Hyde’s article, ‘Law graduate venture aims to help LiPs’ (Gazette, 22 July).
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In-house path
Recently, the Gazette published two pieces about the legal career path from two different angles. The first, a 2 August article entitled ‘Students “pessimistic” about training contracts’, provided an analysis of the oversupply of graduates compared with the number of training contracts. The second, a blog entitled ‘Later start to ...
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Taxing reply
?clearThe amusing letters on getting lost in the High Court’s maze of corridors reminded me of a terse meeting with a taxing master in the late 1970s.
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is again in the news following the suicide of a girl hounded by ‘trolls’ on a social networking site. Her parents have demanded action against the site and are asking the government to regulate similar sites. Imposing sanctions against one site may make a small difference, if they are ...
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OpinionThe cost of standing still
Providing legal services in the same way firms have been doing for decades won’t cut it anymore
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OpinionGood news from Colombia
The sheer bravery of Colombian lawyers in the face of constant danger puts the problems of the UK legal profession in perspective
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Avoiding costs complaints: unusual amounts
Get the client’s approval in writing to every step taken in order to limit the risk of complaints later on.
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OpinionLater start to lawyering
The frenetic level of deals that once supported armies of trainees and junior assistants learning on the job at law firms is no more
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OpinionShould Prince's letters be exempt from disclosure?
An apparent ‘constitutional aberration’ is to come under scrutiny from the Court of Appeal
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Poorly prepared judges
I am a commercial litigator of some 44 years’ experience and I work in civil courts all over the country. I have noticed over recent years that, with all the problems facing our civil justice system, the efficiency of our judges is rapidly diminishing in one particular area of courtroom ...
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Credit to Birkenhead court
I am writing to highlight a procedure adopted by our local county court in detailed assessment proceedings. When making an application for detailed assessment, we have to provide an estimated length of hearing which, in view of some of the creative arguments from opponents, has to be at least three ...
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No publicity for ‘show trials’
Michael Mansfield promotes another of his commissions and tribunals, this time in relation to Lewisham Hospital.
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In breach of Magna Carta?
Clause 29 of Magna Carta is still in force. You can look it up on www.legislation.gov.uk. The final sentence reads: ‘We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.’ Does that not mean that the charging of court and tribunal ...
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OpinionLeader: Time for innovation – and good judgement
Most headline news from the legal sector has been on the gloomy side since 2008.
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OpinionThe Law Society Charity
The Law Society Charity focuses on those who cannot get funding elsewhere
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Preparation of wills should be left to solicitors
The article by Marie Granby raised a wry smile.