Opinion – Page 15
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OpinionPatent poser
Stephen Hornsby responds to Gazette article ‘Ratify the EU patent court, Egan tells minister’.
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OpinionLosing the plot on fees
Developers’ lawyers are getting away with extortionate engrossment fees which are at odds with rules justifying charges to clients.
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OpinionCareer path for criminal law
Retired criminal lawyer John Greenwood reflects on the position of trainee criminal law solicitors and barristers.
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OpinionPolice training
Tony N Guise writes his expereince of the prosecution process following a recent Gazette article.
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OpinionBuilding blocks of learning
Joshua Pugsley reviews Russell Hewitson’s Residential Conveyancing Practice: a guide for support staff and paralegals, published by Law Society Publishing.
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OpinionWhy is an error a ‘blunder’?
Cartoonish language should be avoided when discussing medical negligence if we are to move to a truly transparent learning culture.
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OpinionBase reform on fact not whim
Qamar Anwar calls for a debate about how personal injury victims are treated and the way in which insurers operate.
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OpinionFluid concern
Neil Somerfield raises concerns over mandatory gender titles in county courts.
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OpinionDragged through the mud
Sexual harassment must be stopped, but allegations are sometimes made up and ‘naming and shaming’ is not necessarily the solution.
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OpinionJustice needs protecting
The appointment of yet another lord chancellor is indicative of the low regard in which the present administration holds the role of justice secretary.
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OpinionBranch finder
In reponse to Kate Neil’s article on banking for lawyers, Angela Jackson finds that ‘the credit controller who knew his customers’ is alive and well.
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OpinionHidden abuse of power
With bullying rife at the highest level, the partnership structure needs an overhaul; until then the profession is unfit for purpose
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OpinionFull disclosure – at last?
Criminal lawyers will have been horrified by the revelations about non-disclosure of evidence helpful to the defence.
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OpinionWhen bail plea stalled
I noticed with interest a Gazette piece on the perils of deploying humour in court. I once represented a somewhat obnoxious client in the local magistrates’ court.
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OpinionCrumbling patriarchy
Events at the Presidents Club Charity Dinner serve to highlight yet again the uneven playing field encountered by women at work
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Equal pay disparity
What legal remedies are available for those who have suffered pay discrimination at the hands of their employers?
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OpinionTime to resurrect Justice
After the government reshuffled its ‘middle-ranking’ justice secretary, David Gauke should act now to restore the role of lord chancellor
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OpinionEnd divorce marketing puff
I am a card-carrying member of the Co-op. Nevertheless, I cannot be the only one taken aback by its claim over launching its ‘new online divorce service’ (news, 16 January).