Opinion – Page 30
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A matter of public interest
The AG is a lawyer and therefore independent, in theory, but he is also a member of Cabinet and open to accusations of ostensible bias.
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End the revolving door of prison
Incarceration still plays a disproportionate and counterproductive role in our approach to criminal offending.
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Legal email fail
It would be nice to think that the law as a profession was at the cutting edge of technology.
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OpinionCity lawyers' fees: free-market reality
The billable-hour debate regarding City fees is a predictable sideshow – firms will price at a level the market deems acceptable.
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Hard times
Starving articled clerks, armed with three or four affidavits, could afford lunch.
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Classical turn
Alice Cooper also features in the most august of classical music periodicals.
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OpinionPriced out of the legal profession
Reform is needed to ensure recruitment processes are truly meritocratic and that the best and brightest can afford to train.
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OpinionMaking the silk cut
It is time for an overhaul of QC appointments to make the system fit for purpose and access talent from both branches of the profession.
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OpinionHousing consultation rethink is needed
Stamp duty timetable highlights more than just conveyancing concerns.
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Court interpreting: lesson in failure
We are told that the outsourced provision of interpreter services is gradually improving, but Capita is marking its own homework.
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Living on a swear
Should the fees for swearing an affidavit or administering a statutory declaration be increased?