Opinion – Page 46
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Demand better from HMRC
HMRC makes numerous incorrect demands in stamp duty transactions, causing unnecessary work.
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Chancel repair source of shame
Can everyone not come up with a simple chancel repair liability regime to banish the confusion?
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Slow off the mark
The need for legislation on settlement rights for unmarried women has been recognised for over forty years.
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Compulsory counselling?
The government should consider introducing some form of mandatory counselling for divorcing couples, to minimise litigation.
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Jackson proportionality problem
The development of costs budgeting will prove to be a positive game-changer.
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OpinionLand Registry consultation is a sham
Leaked minutes suggest that some want to steam ahead with ‘privatisation’ before official decisions are taken.
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Pressure cooker of the City
Overexposure to pressurised situations is inherently harmful and City firms should be doing more to ease this burden.
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Property: exchange rate
Exchange of contracts in residential transactions will be made redundant.
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Dependants wrongly assessed
Allowances should be assessed on a monthly, not weekly, basis. Clients could be entitled to legal aid without knowing it.
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Merger lessons
The things I have learnt from a merger may be of interest to smaller firms considering the option.
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Care in client letters
Please include in client care letters confirmation that contact should not be made with the opposite solicitor.
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Child support after aid cuts
If Simon Hughes wants to put children at the heart of the family court system, he should reverse his government’s demolition of legal aid.
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Civilised society needs solicitors
There remain some who think that the original concept of a solicitor (and a barrister, for that matter) still has a place in our society.
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Law books: words of wisdom
People seem to think if you have written a book on the topic you may well know something about it.
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No head for management
Effective management requires a very wide focus and arguably therefore the best lawyers are likely to be the worst managers.
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OpinionConveyancing and the great address mess
It makes economic sense for address records to be made freely available as a single national resource.
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No jurisdiction restriction
The UK legal profession should support the movement for universal jurisdiction over human rights abuses.