Opinion – Page 25
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Chancery pain
I am a civil litigator whose work rarely takes me to the Chancery Division of the High Court.
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Let’s get a life
I completely empathise with John Greenwood’s concern over the pressure and ennui of a solicitor’s practice (letters, 3 April). What I cannot agree with is his solution of taking on, for example, the duties of a deputy district judge or a recorder as ‘a chance to get away from the ...
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OpinionFamily courts: reporting a greater truth
A slight loss of secrecy is needed to preserve the credibility of the system. New reporting guidelines should help.
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SRA should reopen its doors
Regulator’s decision to exclude public and press from meetings removes vital check and balance on the powers of a tax-raising body
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Sitting pretty in court
John Miller’s letter (13 March) reminds me of my own first day in court.
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Monitoring for signs of stress?
I have become concerned by cases involving friends and former colleagues who appeared to have burnt out and suffered breakdowns.
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Secret shame
As Clive Stafford Smith so vividly demonstrates (‘Secrets and lies’, 27 March), a closed material proceeding is the antithesis of justice.
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OpinionSymbols in the workplace
The position of religious workers has not been as seriously compromised by the ECJ ruling on symbols as some reports have suggested.
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Online courts – tangled web
Do the ‘powers that be’ have the slightest understanding of how computer-illiterate are many of those seeking to access courts?
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Footing the bills for Brexit
Civil servants face a huge logistical challenge in implementing a deluge of legislation to coincide with the UK’s exit from the EU.
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ABS hype is a sideshow
Why the focus on alternative business structures? Time should be spent fighting legal aid cuts.
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OpinionA welcome retreat on bad law
Vulnerable children must always be able to access the help they need.
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Registry lens on photo ID
Maybe Land Registry will agree to registering passport-sized photos of the buyers?
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Divorced from reality
A judge has refused a wife her divorce on the ground of unreasonable behaviour – and strengthened the case for no-fault divorce.
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Wing and a prayer
I am sure that county court judges now would not treat young advocates so harshly.
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Plain speaking plea
Our judges will need to mind their language in seeking to cope with the rapidly increasing numbers of litigants in person in the courts.
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Dubious density data
Discussion concerning Brexit seems to be losing its anchoring in facts.