Opinion – Page 35
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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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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?
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OpinionLSB: a response to Jonathan Goldsmith
LSB chair responds to yesterday’s Comment piece by Jonathan Goldsmith on the role of the board in liberalising the market for legal services.
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Insurers not living up to promises
Fresh curbs on claims by blameless accident victims will not lead to lower motor premiums. And there will be a much higher price to pay.
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Give law students a break
The whole selection process for trainees is super-selective and soul-destroying.
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Leasehold rent: shaky ground
The cost of insurance seems to be totally disproportionate in these cases.
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Faith in education
A recent judgment requiring schools to teach non-religious views on an equal footing with religious beliefs marks a welcome phase in our history.
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Lawyers must make a stand
A chance to pause and reflect what it is to be a lawyer and the incredible privilege we have.
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PI reform scandal
The government’s PI ‘reform’ is a final nail in the coffin for the vulnerable victim left standing alone against insurance giants.
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In memoriam
John Hopgood is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Rheinberg War Cemetery.
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Insult to injury
Staggeringly regressive legislation affecting personal injury claims exposes the government’s real priority – insurers’ profits
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Migrant muddle
I read Laura Devine’s desperate justification of the left-liberal interpretation of the ‘migrant’ crisis (tinyurl.com/oryr33g). It was interesting to see her trying to redefine ‘migrant’ only in terms of ‘economic immigrants’. On any straightforward interpretation of the English language ‘refugees’ are a subset of ‘migrants’, that is they are the ...