Opinion – Page 19
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Choosing the right model
Super-regulator is not ‘prescribing’ changes to the way legal businesses are run. It’s gathering evidence about new opportunities
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‘Short’ Sharp shock
I do not envy divorce lawyers having to advise clients in a ‘short’ marriage following the Sharp decision.
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Justice for the Comboni 12
I was interested in your article on David Enright and his representation of abuse victims and survivors of the Comboni Missionary Order (Lawyer in the news, 19 June).
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Two-tier fear
Allowing solicitors to deliver services from unregulated entities is bad for both clients and the profession. What is driving this change?
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Erosion of a lawyer's role
Civil litigation lawyers will have taken note of Lord Faulks’ call for regulation of third-party funding. Taking an entirely dispassionate view, the factor that stands out for me is the erosion of the lawyer’s position when faced with the influence of a third party having no direct interest in the ...
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Fight for our rights
Disciplinary bodies must do more to punish unqualified people who breach the rules regarding rights of audience in our courts.
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Ministerial machismo
Additional, unproductive expense of longer court hours would quash what little public support there is for the plan.
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Bridging the Atlantic on costs
Modernisers aiming to limit recoverable costs should be listened to.
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Wanted: a first-class lawyer
The next lord chancellor should be drawn from the most senior ranks of the judiciary and Queens Counsel.
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Practice made perfect
A supportive training and learning environment at a law firm is far more beneficial to a prospective solicitor than the LPC.
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