Opinion – Page 33
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Safeguards on sentencing
Moves to cut credit for ‘late’ guilty pleas even further pose a threat to fundamental principles of justice. We should be worried.
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‘Compensation culture’ myth
If we do have a compensation culture (and that is not proven or accepted), it has been caused solely by the events of the 1990s.
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Inaccessible justice
Court users in Hertford and Bedford will soon have to make a daily journey of almost 150 miles to participate in a multi-track trial.
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Appreciate apprenticeships
I have always considered the practical experience I gained extremely valuable.
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In defence of non-graduates
In my experience, there is no noticeable difference in the quality of advice, work and service between graduates and non-graduates.
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Conveyancing: electronic fail
Electronic packs would work if the producers were consistent in preparation, but they are not.
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Follow protocol on conveyancing
Protocol does already provide for consistency to be agreed at the start of a transaction.
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Doctor/lawyer debate
A technical grounding in law is far removed from the theoretical investigation of juridical concepts involved in studying for a doctorate.
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Solicitors: know your own strength
It is time for the profession to wake up to the fact that ‘solicitor’ is one of the world’s best legal brands and start to market it accordingly.
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Power of ‘attorney’
I still think that we should have our own unique courtesy title of ‘Attorney’.
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Pedantry: just one word
I attempted to alter the expression ‘at the date hereof’ to ‘today’.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Lawyers and Mediators – the Brave New World of Services for Separating Families
An acerbic stocktake of recent changes in public policy.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Love Lose Live: Divorce is a Rollercoaster
The thinking, actions and reasoning of the family’s children are conveyed with some consideration.
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Roger Wicks: a leading light remembered
Roger Wicks, a pioneering figure in claimant clinical negligence, will be sadly missed – except perhaps by the National Health Service.