Opinion – Page 31
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Panel solicitor rip-off
Limited panel solicitors appointed by mortgagees, particularly the smaller ones. This limits competition.
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Baker Small: telling tweets
Twitter episode shines a light on the reasons why parents of disabled children describe life as a constant battle.
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Brexit clarity
It is a pity that more politicians, and the national press, are not able or willing to discuss so clearly the likely impact of voting.
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Grammar mistake
The Direct Grant system was a massive aid to social mobility and its abolition impeded diversity in the professions.
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EU takes liberty with our rights
Lawyers should vote to leave the EU – an institution based on jurisdictional principles at odds with the liberties of English people.
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Brexit: protect our legal tradition
Continued membership of the EU necessarily dilutes our legal system and thus our autonomy.
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Bar dissenter
We do not share the opinion that solicitors repeatedly ‘provide poor-quality work and fail to deliver the appropriate level of care’.
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Do not assume women lawyers want partnership
Nowhere does the SRA survey ask: are you happy with your position within the firm?
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OpinionLegal aid: squeezed middle
The rich can pay, the poor invade the courts and middle-earners lose out altogether. What can be done about ‘partial law’?
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Where are the role models?
I would have a go at those successful women who have pulled up the ladder behind them.
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Judgment day
Low-level number of judgments against businesses probably down to 600% or so increase in up-front court fees.
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Showcasing law firms
Accreditation has served us well. A scheme for general practice would help showcase those firms which offer advice on a range of subjects.
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General counsel: not just The Godfather
But in the FTSE 250 only 23 companies have a lawyer on their boards.